Black Convocation News Today

UCLA’s annual Black Convocation, which was held Wednesday evening, welcomed Black community members back to campus and celebrated their achievements. Hundreds of Black students, faculty and staff gathered in Carnesale Commons for the celebration, which featured guest speakers, including California Assembly Majority Leader Isaac Bryan and Tananarive Due, a continuing lecturer of African American studies.

T’Kor Couture’s rich colors in oversize and form-fitting silhouettes invoke thoughts of comfort, playfulness and pride. The Enuf Collection is about Black women being seen for their strength, and the

UChicago graduate Dinah Clottey turned to fashion as a form of social uplift during the pandemic and in the process she started her own handmade brand called T’Kor Couture, a one-of-a-kind clothing line that showcases the boundless dimensions of Black culture.

Before she became Duke Health’s associate vice president for Community Health in October of 2021, Debra Clark Jones was blazing her own path for decades. Starting a career with IBM, she formed her own company in 1990, and over the years, she took on roles with other corporations and in North Carolina’s state government, solving problems and helping tech companies, non-profits and universities work better.