Thursday nights were always special, Cortlon Cofield says, during his freshman year at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. That’s because Thursdays were “Food for the Soul” night in the Florida Avenue Residence Hall (known as FAR).
“This was an event where the cafe served soul food and acquired a DJ to play hip-hop music for dinner,” Cofield says. “Hundreds of African-American students were involved. There would sometimes be step shows and other social activities. Read more…
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