While attending the 2024 Miss Black EIU pageant, I quickly realized that majority of the judges were white. I found this to be both concerning and confusing. This pageant is a way for Black women to...

Rafiat Yarrow, a senior political science major, was named Miss Black EIU 2024.  After a year off, the Miss Black EIU returned Saturday night with three contestants: Destinee Patterson, junior secondary...

The 51st Miss Black EIU pageant returns Feb. 24 after being canceled last year due to a lack of participation.   This year’s pageant consists of three contestants: Destinee Patterson, junior secondary...

Miss Black EIU has been around for five decades and is one of the most important celebrations for Black students that are recognizing African American Heritage month at Eastern. Jaedah Franks, the 2022...

For the first time in 50 years, the Miss Black EIU Scholarship Pageant will be canceled. The Black Student Union has been the sponsor of The Miss Black EIU Scholarship Pageant for over five decades,...

More than fifty years ago, Debbie Minter Jackson left her mark at Eastern by being crowned the first Miss Black EIU. A sophomore English major at the time, she said she was unaware of the long-lasting...

This month, Eastern celebrated the 50th anniversary of Miss Black EIU, a scholarship pageant meant to uplift and empower Black women in Eastern’s student body. The pageant came at a time in Eastern’s...

The Student Senate approved the Senate Resolution 21-22-01 by a vote of 19-0 to recognize the five Miss Black EIU contestants, which includes one of their own senators, at Wednesday’s meeting. The...

Student Senate voted to table bill 18-19-07, which would approve the formation of a Judicial Research Committee, to next week’s hearing. Senators also voted to approve resolution 18-19-07, which serves...

Bullied as a child for her race, Raven Gant, a junior biological sciences major, overcame this challenge to embrace her heritage and become 2018’s Miss Black EIU Saturday night. Six contestants competed...