{"id":4059,"date":"2023-01-24T09:48:29","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T09:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lab.vanderbilt.edu\/rasr-lab\/?p=4059"},"modified":"2026-05-05T10:48:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T10:48:18","slug":"african-student-union-hosts-black-girl-fest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lab.vanderbilt.edu\/rasr-lab\/2023\/01\/24\/african-student-union-hosts-black-girl-fest\/","title":{"rendered":"African Student Union Hosts Black Girl Fest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0<a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/anchorlink.vanderbilt.edu\/organization\/africanstudentunion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>African Student Union (ASU)<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0at Vanderbilt University hosted the\u00a0<a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/blackgirlfest_Vandy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Black Girl Fest (BGF)<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0on January 20-22. The BGF is a celebration that pays homage to Black girl magic and excellence.<\/p>\n<p>The BGF featured three events that included a Sleepover, Conference, and Networking Brunch.<\/p>\n<p>Panelists included Dr. Candice Story Lee, Vice Chancellor for Athletics and University Affairs and Athletic Director, Taqiyyah Elliot, graduate student, Dr. Ren\u00e3 A.S. Robinson,\u00a0Professor of Chemistry and\u00a0Dorothy J. Wingfield Phillips Chancellor\u2019s Faculty Fellow, Dr. Claudine Taaffe,\u00a0Senior Lecturer and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of African American and Diaspora Studies, and Dr. Reanna Roby,\u00a0Assistant Director of the Margaret Cuninggim Women&#8217;s Center.<\/p>\n<p>RASR Lab attendees included Dr.\u00a0Ren\u00e3 A.S. Robinson who served as a panelists, and graduate students Angel Bodrick and Nekesa Oliver.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4061\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4061\" style=\"width: 247px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4061\" src=\"https:\/\/lab.vanderbilt.edu\/rasr-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2026\/05\/BGF-January-20-22-2-225x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"247\" height=\"330\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4061\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">L-R: Nekesa Oliver, Dr. Ren\u00e3 A.S. Robinson, and Angel Bodrick<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4062\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4062\" style=\"width: 203px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4062\" src=\"https:\/\/lab.vanderbilt.edu\/rasr-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2026\/05\/BGF-January-20-22-1-177x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"344\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4062\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">L-R: Dr. Candice Story Lee, Taqiyyah Elliot, Dr. Ren\u00e3 A.S. Robinson, Dr. Claudine Taaffe, and Dr. Reanna Roby<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0African Student Union (ASU)\u00a0at Vanderbilt University hosted the\u00a0Black Girl Fest (BGF)\u00a0on January 20-22. The BGF is a celebration that pays homage to Black girl magic and excellence. The BGF featured three events that included a Sleepover, Conference, and Networking Brunch. 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