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<\/a>Eromosele said most people don\u2019t know a lot but would like to know more and this is a great chance for them to do so.<\/p>\n
Pidor and Eromosele said they urge anyone to come to the event especially if they are not African or African American.<\/p>\n
ASA is an inclusive club, according to Pidor and Eromosele.<\/p>\n
The event is meant for all groups of people.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen we were planning it, we had some worries about white people feeling like, \u2018I don\u2019t know if I should come or not,\u2019\u201d Eromosele said. \u201cWe made it known that white people and other cultures and other races can come.\u201d<\/p>\n
WSU\u2019s Director of Inclusion and Diversity, Dr. Johnathan Locust, said he\u2019s thrilled about the event and thinks it can do a lot of good things for the university.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt promotes Winona to different segments of people who may not have been looking at Winona State University in the first place,\u201d Locust said. \u201cWe want everybody to talk to everybody.\u201d<\/p>\n
Locust said he believes the power in\u00a0conversation\u00a0between different groups of people is what can bring those groups closer and Ebony night is going to contribute to that kind of unity.<\/p>\n
Winona State student Eric Mullen is not a member of ASA but plans on going to Ebony night.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have a decent understanding of European cultures but zero knowledge of African cultures,\u201d Mullen said. \u201cThis would be a good introductory point for me to learn more about that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mullen described this event as a \u2018stay-cation\u2019 \u2013 instead of traveling to these countries to experience the culture, an\u00a0event like this allows students like him to experience it first-hand at home.<\/p>\n