#MyBlackIs The Beginning
With Black History Month beginning here at the University of Florida, we would like to highlight a special person for this week’s Melanin Monday
On Sunday, January 30th, The Black Student Union celebrated the beginning of the Black History Month with the official BHM Opening Ceremony.
The ceremony featured a very special pinning for Evelyn Moore Mickle, the first African American graduate of the University of Florida’s College of Nursing Class of 1967.
At the end of every nursing student’s education, there is a very special pinning ceremony that takes place to symbolize the end of their time as a student and the beginning of their time as a professional. Unfortunately, Ms. Mickle was unable to attend the pinning ceremony with her graduating class of 1967 due to unforeseen circumstances.
The Black Student Union along with the College of Nursing dedicated a special moment during the ceremony to officially pin the UF Alumnus. Mickle was pinned by UF College of Nursing Dean, Dr. Anna McDaniel.
Evelyn M. Mickle is also the wife of the Judge Stephen P. Mickle, first African American to receive an undergraduate degree from the University of Florida in 1965.
The event also featured a keynote speaker, Dr. Michael V. Bowie, who gave a very motivating speech urging everyone to take control of their destiny. The message was followed by dance performances by FEM Finesse, Miriam Brown, and Israel Taylor and a spoken word performance by Bria Wiggins.
Black History Month is in full swing and a full calendar for the month can be found here.