Black Family Reunion hosts food taster, trivia

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The Black Family Reunion brought students, faculty and staff together in a celebration of cultural food and fun Wednesday night.

“It has been a pretty good turnout this year,” said Charmaine Edwards, a graduate assistant for Minority Student Services. “It is just one of the many events in honor of Black History Month held annually by Minority Student Services.”

MSS estimated 200 people attended the event Wednesday night in the Bovee University Center Rotunda and Terrace rooms. The dinner menu boasted a buffet with spare ribs, macaroni and cheese, fried cabbage and bacon, collard greens, 7UP cake, sweet potatoes and fried chicken.

Guests were invited to take part in a ThinkFast trivia game after the meal.

“It’s just a game with some buzzers that eliminates everyone who got the question wrong,” said Connie Neuenfeldt, a Bay City junior. “It’s multiple choice and includes a cash prize for the winner.”

Neuenfeldt said she has gone to the reunion for all three years she has been at CMU and enjoys it every time.

The cash prize was awarded to the last group left with the sum of $200. Each group could include one to 10 people.

It was Minority Student Services Director Keisha Janney’s first year in her position, and her first year coordinating the reunion. She said she jumped at the opportunity.

“I think it is great because it always draws a big crowd,” Janney said. “I mean, who doesn’t want food and a chance for cash?”

It is one of those times where different people can come and share the same aspects of themselves with one another, she said.

Kenneth and Mika Lenorr, both freshmen from Chicago, enjoyed the family reunion as well.

“I found out through my wife (Mika),” Lenorr said. “It really feels like a community here. Everyone is together and having fun.”