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   <title>‘A showcase of Black excellence and Black joy’: The annual Ujima fashion show</title>
   <author>Maitreya Ravenstar ’25</author>
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   <description>Each spring, Ujima organizes its annual fashion as part of the Skidmore club’s efforts to raise awareness of Africa, African American, and Caribbean cultures. The director of this year’s production, environmental science major Luna Peralta ’23, discusses all the hard work and talent that have gone into the spectacular production. Her goal? “To showcase pure Black excellence and Black joy.”</description>
   <pubDate>Mon, 24 Apr 2023 11:12:27 -0800</pubDate>
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      <img src="/admissions/student-stories/_images/0713-black-excellence-thumbnail.jpeg"
            alt="Aminah Hopewell ’26 and Ari Dean ’26 "/>
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      <img src="/admissions/student-stories/_images/ujima/_K8I0473-2.jpg"
            alt="Aminah Hopewell ’26 and Ari Dean ’26"/>
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   <image2caption>Aminah Hopewell ’26 and Ari Dean ’26 participate in the 2023 Ujima fashion show.</image2caption>
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