To kick off Black History Month on Feb. 1, ามต้ิฐสำฦตโs Office of Intercultural Relations and ามต้ิฐสำฦต Athletics hosted โCurators of Change,โ a panel discussion on African American culture within the sports world. Participants at the event in the Big Blue Room at the Ted Constant Convocation Center included Antoine Bethea, former NFL player from Newport News; Demel Bolden, student-athlete welfare marketing coordinator at ามต้ิฐสำฦต; menโs basketball player Imo Essien; Bruce Stewart, deputy athletic director and chief operating officer of ามต้ิฐสำฦต Athletics; and Dominick Fink, former NFL cheerleader and current coach of the ามต้ิฐสำฦต Dynasty Dance team. Photos Nicholas Clark/ามต้ิฐสำฦต
An audience member asks the panel a question. Photo Nicholas Clark/ามต้ิฐสำฦต
Antoine Bethea, a safety who played for 14 seasons with four NFL teams before retiring following the 2019 season, talks about his life after football. Photo Nicholas Clark/ามต้ิฐสำฦต
The ามต้ิฐสำฦต Ebony Impact Gospel Choir closes the event with a song. Photo Nicholas Clark/ามต้ิฐสำฦต
ามต้ิฐสำฦต menโs basketball player Imo Essien talks about his transition from high school to college. Photo Nicholas Clark/ามต้ิฐสำฦต
ามต้ิฐสำฦต Deputy Athletic Director and Chief Operating Officer Bruce Stewart explains the journey he took to his current job. Photo Nicholas Clark/ามต้ิฐสำฦต
ามต้ิฐสำฦต Dynasty Dance team coach Dominick Fink talks about being an NFL cheerleader. Photo Nicholas Clark/ามต้ิฐสำฦต
An audience member asks the panel a question. Photo Nicholas Clark/ามต้ิฐสำฦต
Antoine Bethea, a safety who played for 14 seasons with four NFL teams before retiring following the 2019 season, talks about his life after football. Photo Nicholas Clark/ามต้ิฐสำฦต
The ามต้ิฐสำฦต Ebony Impact Gospel Choir closes the event with a song. Photo Nicholas Clark/ามต้ิฐสำฦต
ามต้ิฐสำฦต menโs basketball player Imo Essien talks about his transition from high school to college. Photo Nicholas Clark/ามต้ิฐสำฦต
ามต้ิฐสำฦต Deputy Athletic Director and Chief Operating Officer Bruce Stewart explains the journey he took to his current job. Photo Nicholas Clark/ามต้ิฐสำฦต
ามต้ิฐสำฦต Dynasty Dance team coach Dominick Fink talks about being an NFL cheerleader. Photo Nicholas Clark/ามต้ิฐสำฦต