Black Trivia Question!!!!!!!

Who was the first black Supreme Court Justice??

Events for the Week of Nov. 16 - Nov. 22

Hey everyone! Not a busy week here before we all get to relax for Thanksgiving break and get fat, but we do have somethings going on that CBS hopes you will be interested in!

November 20th (All Day)- National Black Union Conference in Lincolnshire, Illinois

• 2 GA members have already been selected to attend this event with Eric Hall and Lawrence Crawford, SORRY!

November 22nd - Big XII GA meeting at 4PM in Meredith 235

• This meeting is for all those interested in attending Big XII in Texas this year!!
• Please have applications, which were sent to your e-mails, completed BEFORE meeting!

**** Just a heads up, every Friday (excluding this Friday) there will be a Fashion Show Committee meeting at 3:30PM in Olmsted. Anyone interested in helping out or being a part of the Fashion Show (Feb. 20th) is encouraged to attend! Please contact Danielle Ford and/or Lawrence Crawford for more information***

The Race Card: Who Holds The Hand? Registration Info

Heres that link!
Hey everyone! If you are interested in even attending a portion of the Race Card Conference (such as Peggy McIntosh at 10 am... not 9 like the posters say) then PLEASE register at this link

http://qtrial.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_1OeQOPrWLXn3OO8&SVID=Prod

It is just to make sure we can plan for capacity. Thank you and I hope to see you there!

Black And Gold Pageant

The Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity is putting on their annual Black and Gold Pageant, December 1, 2009. Members of the Alpha Phi Alpha will provide all the necessary materials to effectuate success in the pageant (choreographers, dinners, dance performance outfits, etc). They will be awarding scholarships for the top three winners with 1st place receiving $500, 2nd place- $300, and 3rd place- $200 dollars! The Black and Gold Pageant is geared towards woman and more specifically minority women, but anyone interested please contact Dan Varney at 1-(319)-404-2722 or dangbv@iastate.edu OR Joshua Mensah at j[km@iastate.edu.

Weekly Events

CBS Events for Oct. 25^th – Nov. 1st

October 25 – General Assembly Meeting in Meredith 235 @ 4PM

October 26 – CBS Co-ed Basketball Game in the Bell Center @ 10PM. Come out and show your love!

October 28- Executive Board Meeting @ 9PM

· Please post ANYTHING you would like us to discuss in our Exec meeting on the blog before this time!

November 1- Meet the Socialist Workers Party Candidates for Des Moines – David Rosenfeld and Rebecca Williamson (2 speakers at Past GA). 3707 Douglas Avenue @ 4:30 PM

GA Minutes for October 25, 2009

GA Minutes for October 25, 2009

· Thanks to all the new members that came out today! Hope to see you again, bring a friend!

· Co-Ed CBS Basketball Intramural Team 1^st game: Oct. 26 @ 10PM! COME OUT AND SUPPORT

· Raffle for Study bucks and the winner is….. ALEX! Who was not present so please contact Danielle Ford regarding your prize!

· Talked about some events for Novemeber

· Please contact to check and be active in the blog

· Mission Statement workshop with Wanda Everage coming soon

· 1^st year retreat with Lawrence right after GA meeting

Events for Oct 18-25th

CBS Events for Oct 18- Oct 25

It’s a short week guys due to fall break so not much going on. Hope everyone’s mid-terms went well and everyone had a great fall break!

Oct 24-25^th: Reggie’s Sleepout @ Drake Stadium 7-10pm with the option of sleeping out overnight to support homeless kids who live like this every night! Contact your Community Outreach Liaison, Matt Martin (Kenneth.Martin@drake.edu) for more info!

Oct 25^th: General Assembly Meeting in Meredith 235 @ 4PM

Oct 25^th: First Year/Transfer Retreat with Lawrence Crawford at the Black Cultural Center. This is an academic check-up retreat! This event will happen immediately following the GA meeting!

Weekly Events

Weekly Events for Oct. 11- Oct 18

· October 13, 2009 – Soul Food Cooking Show @ Pomerantz Stage 5pm (FIRST 50 PEOPLE GET A FREE FULL COURSE MEAL!!)

· October 23 – October 24, 2009 – Reggie’s Sleepout @ Drake Stadium. Contact Matt for more info or visit website. Register in advance PLEASE!

GA Minutes

GA Minutes for October 11, 2009

· Snacks and refreshments just for you!!

· Speech by professor Homer Hill

o Dire need of role models, tutors, etc.

o Really need more male leaders

o Contact info: (515)-306-2918 – Cell or E-mail: homer.hill@drake.edu

· CBS placed 2^nd in the Powderpuff football game this past weekend, thanks to all that came out and cheered us on

· Black leadership Conference due date extended due extended to Tuesday – Due to Tasha

· 2 scholarship opportunities – Contact Byron for information

· Study bucks if attended study tables

· Next 1^st year retreat Oct. 25^th w/ Lawrence

o Academic Check up

· Soul Food Cook Show – Tuesday 1^st 50 people get free food, free cook book for all that attend

· Reggie’s Sleepout this week. E-mail sent out by Matt

· Tutorial of how to sign up for Reggie’s sleepout shown

· Aid with Elementary school kids contact Matt or DJ

· Demo of how to sign up for the blog! LET US KNOW YOUR THOUGHTS!!!

Trivia, Trivia, TRIVIA!!!

Hey everyone!! Hope you all successfully learned how to be apart of CBS's WONDERFUL blog! It benefits you to check on what's happening on this blog. For those of you who decided to check out the blog today you can get a head start on the FIRST-EVER CBS African-American History Trivia!!! There will be a question posted at random times, any day throughout the week so your best chance of becoming a winner is checking out YOUR blog on a daily basis. The 1st person who post the answer to the blog on this site is the winner, and will receive a great prize at the next GA meeting. So have fun and learn somethings about your history in the process!

"Who are the only African-Americans to be awarded the Nobel Peace

Prize?"

Weekly Events for the Week of Sept. 27th - Oct. 4th

Weekly events for Sept. 27-Oct. 4

• September 29- Open Mic Night at 7PM on Pomerantz Stage (in Olmsted)

• October 2-4 – Parents & Family weekend – Various activities by different organizations

• October 4 – Powderpuff Football Game at Helmick Commons 1-4 PM

• October 4 – Window Painting at Helmick Commons 1-4 PM


* For more information on any of these events or any general question post them on the blog (http://drakecbs.blogspot.com/) or contact Danielle Ford at Danielle.ford@drake.edu*

GA Assembly Minutes From Sept. 27, 2009

GA Minutes for September 27, 2009

Call to Order: 4:05

Meeting Ended: 4:44

· Went through Student Leadership Conference and Big XII PowerPoint slides

o Student Leadership Conference –Nov. 20-22- Lincolnshire, Illinois

o Big XII - Feb. 26-28 – University of Texas

· 1^st Year/Transfer Retreats

o 1^st retreat today after GA to bowling alley ($5)

o October 25^th next retreat

· More info about DCG (Drake Gospel Choir) event coming soon

· Tuesday – Open Mic Night – 7PM at Pomeratz Stage (in Olmsted). Come out and share poetry, songs, stories, etc.

· Pre-homecoming events begin next week

o Yell Like Hell

o Window Painting

o Powderpuff Football

· Maya Angelou – Oct. 8^th 7PM

o Do NOT wear sweats

· GPA Requirements for conferences: 2.5

o Come to study tables starting Oct 5^th from 7-9pm

· Reggie’s Sleepout Oct. 24^th

o Choice of sleeping out all night or just participating from 7-10pm

· Broke into groups to discuss possible themes for black history month, potential events, and different ideas from the GA. Ideas to be discussed during Exec. Meeting.

Weekly Events for the Week of Sept. 13th

September 16th- White Chicks (Movie)!

September 17- Black Jew Dialogues 8PM Pomerantz Stage (Olmsted)

GA Assembly Minutes From Sept. 13, 2009

CBS General Assembly Minutes

Meeting called to order at 4:10 p.m.

(Room changed from Meredith 235 to Meredith 106 because of the temperature.)

· First Year Mentor/Organizational Council Representative Lawrence Crawford spoke about the retreat taking place on Sun., Sept. 27 at 5 p.m. (immediately following the GA meeting held that day)

· He will also plan an event in October specifically for 1^st year/transfer students in October

· These retreats will all take place at the last meeting of every month

· Events Coordinator Crystal Nance spoke about the Fall Leadership Conference taking place on Sat. Sept. 26 featuring Jonathan Sprinkles as the keynote speaker

· Sign up with Jan Wise if interested; great opportunity to learn about Drake and how to become an effective leader

· Vice President Byron Spears spoke about how CBS will be involved in the Homecoming activities (Powderpuff football and Yell Like Hell)

· Anyone that is interested can contact him

· Crystal also spoke about Open Mic Night, Tues. Sept. 27, 7 p.m., Pomerantz Stage; Rosenna Bakari will host the event

· Byron opened the floor for event suggestion, specifically Black History Month

· Brittanie Pearson came to the GA meeting to discuss the race conference she is coordinating being held on Sat., Nov. 7^th from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Drake Legal Clinic (24^th and University)

· The conference will feature Peggy McIntosh, an expert in the topic of white privilege

· There will be a panel of professionals who will talk about their experience with privilege

· A series of films will be shown leading up to the event; White Chicks, Wed. Sept. 16^th, Traces of the Trade and the Green Mile will be shown later

· She would like to fill the entryway to the clinic with pictures and invited students to submit pictures and poetry

· CBS Advisor Latasha Stiger introduced herself and invited CBS to the Maya Angelou Bucksbaum Lecture being held on Thurs. Oct. 8, 7 p.m. at the Knapp Center

· Seats have been reserved for CBS members (22)

· Meeting adjourned around 4:25 p.m.

Weekly Events for Week of September 6, 2009

Hey guys here are the events CBS are hosting for this week! Make sure you come out and bring a friend!

September 8th: Ice Cream Social 7PM in the Black Cultural Center. (Greeks will be here so a great event for you guys interested in the Greek Life!)

September 9th: A.M.E Youth Convention 8:30-10:30

Letter from the President

Hello Everyone!
First let me thank you for taking the time to visit our blog. We hope that this will create a positive environment for people of the general assembly to leave comments, new ideas or potential event suggestions. The purpose of this blog is to make the Coalition of Black Students a more transparent organization. Lyndon Crawford, our Secretary/ Treasurer will post the bi-weekly GA minutes as well as any survey or polls that the Exec may come up with when we need a response from the GA. All ideas fostered on this blog will then be brought back to the Exec board and your ideas will be discussed at our weekly meetings. Eric Hall, our membership coordinator/historian will be the person who will be facilitating this blogspot. Once again, I thank you for your contributions to this blogspot and hopefully, together, we will make this a GREAT year!

Sincerely-
Danielle Ford, President

Drake CBS Mission Statement

We, the Coalition of Black Students, pledge our aims and goals to fostering a greater pride in the Drake Community by creating an awareness of the Black heritage. Our purpose is not one of hate or segregation, but an effort to promote a better understanding of contemporary Black people and their problems, as they exist in our world. We feel that the best way to achive our pupose is to unify the Black students and all the interested parties on the campus and then act in the interest of Black people to better help us fulfill our rights of self respect and happiness.