 I think it's important to showcase Black creativity because Black people contribute a lot to society. And Black people often do not get the credit that they deserve. So that's another reason why we want to highlight all of our Black designers that are helping us out this year. And just Black art in general and also Black joy is just so important. And that's something that we would like to highlight during fashion show and especially during Black History Month. I've always been really excited to plan and be a part of it just because I see what it does for our community here. And it just highlights so many people on campus that are otherwise visible on the day to day. And just seeing those people be confident, strut their stuff on the runway and just really be full of themselves for once just because we don't have that opportunity a lot at UVM because it is a predominantly white institution. The best of that happens in the minority group because that's how we're pictured, that's how we're shown, that's how we're visualized in the social media, in regular news, that's how we're pictured. BSU Fashion Show I feel like it's going to bring a new... It's just going to help open the minds of other people just to see our way. How we rock, how we dress, how we culture, how we carry ourselves. Yeah, you can follow the trends all day long and stuff like that but how you view the world and what you stand for is also very important to convey to other people because it starts conversations about change in our society. Clothing in itself speaks volumes, how you wear it, what the pattern is. It can make a statement but for in the streets it's like the clothing that we chose and the designers that we chose to work with, we're leading both. The streetwear to me, I do it every day. My whole closet's full of streetwear. It's just a very important part of black culture especially like I'm from the Bronx I'm from New York City so that's what we wear. Jordan's Air Jordan 1, Jordan 4's, baggy sweatpants, baggy sweatshirts. It's part of the black culture so for me streetwear is very important and a reason why I wear streetwear every day is because I want to bring part of home to Vermont. So I really just love Fashion Show because it celebrates all people, all different colors, all different sizes, everything. I'm always excited. Yeah, very shy always in the beginning but I like the spotlight hits. Don't forget, you might go through day to day being torn down about being in a predominantly white area and all the struggles and obstacles that you face but don't forget the power that you have and the beauty and magnificence that you have. For this Fashion Show, it's going to be a wake-up call. And I say that in the negative ways and it's going to be a wake-up call but we're not down, we're not letting this stop us, we're not letting COVID-19 stop us, we're not letting whatever's going on in politics stop us. We're going to still show what we're made of and I hope you guys enjoy it.