Activities Commission & Kuumba Weusi Watu Present… Cultural Experience Weekend

Geneseo, New York, 1973. Approximately 18 x 24 inches. Slightly toned; near fine. Large newspaper advertisement for “Cultural Experience Weekend” at State University of New York, Geneseo, organized by the Activities Commission and Kuumba Weusi Watu, presumably student interest groups. Speakers include Dr. Charles Hurst, then President of Malcom X College in Chicago, and Geneseo student Maurice Odine, who would become a communications scholar and consultant to the United Nations. Performers include legendary soul-funk groups Kool and the Gang and The Isley Brothers and jazz artist Roy Ayers, alongside the Rochester-based student dance troupe Bottom of the Bucket, But…, which had just finished a tour of New York State prisons. The Geneseo student newspaper Lamron described Bottom of the Bucket’s performance as “a dance that celebrates the cultural heritage of the Black man. African dance, theatre pieces that relate to societal problems, and music, make up their program.” [1]

[1] Scott Clugstone, “To Each His Art,” Geneseo Lamron, October 19, 1973, 9.