There's a Whole Lotta Soul at Centenary!

As we reach the end of February’s Black History Month, what is a good way to end it? It’s to celebrate with a whole lot of Soul!

The 10th annual Soul Food, Music, and Games event was held by  the Education Opportunity Program (EOP) and sponsored by Student Activities. They served traditional soul food such as mac n’ cheese, collard greens, fried chicken, jerk chicken, and more. The event was held in the Student Activities Center (SAC) on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, from 8-11 p.m.

Games such as UNO, Trouble, Jenga, and more provided entertainment for students and staff while eating and talking with their friends. In all, 110 students and staff attended the event.

Speaking of games, there were Kahoot games about Black History with prizes for the winners. The winners were Amahli Vialva, sophomore Laurine Hyppolite, and freshman Janae Victor.

Students and staff had a lot to say about this event:

"The event was something special,” said Nick Storms, sophomore and Student Activities staff member. “It gathered up the community with fun games and food. Students coalesced around the event. I saw smiles and laughter with people enjoying their meals while enjoying fun games, including Kahoot. We should definitely continue doing more events like this to increase more traction and to bring students together," said Storms.

"The event was the closest I ever felt to home at Centenary!” said Jordan Henderson, sophomore at Centenary. “The food was great, the DJs were hilarious, and playing Trouble and UNO with my friends was the perfect decompression I needed from a stressful semester! There's no better way to escape academics than you and your friends screaming at each other over a card game! This event should definitely be done again!" said Henderson.

“I think the event was amazing! And it was well-attended!” said Eunice Boyd, associate director of EOP. “The students were engaged in conversation while they enjoyed a delicious soul food meal with their peers, whereas others were competing with their peers in a game of UNO, Connect 4, or Rummikub. To add an educational component, the students loved winning a round of Kahoot where questions were presented on different topics of Black History. The highlight of this event was seeing the students engaged and not on their cell phones. There was so much positive energy and love in the room,” said Boyd.

“I created and ran the Kahoots,” said an anonymous EOP assistant.  “It seemed like everyone enjoyed it. Everyone who played was really engaged and excited to see who would win. People were also cheering each other on, which was nice to see while running the games,” said the assistant. 

This event occurs annually every last couple of days of February and you don’t want to miss out next year.