Photo by Dela Dzimega ’28
Many residents of Mount Holyoke College’s BIPOC Living Learning Communities gathered on Friday, October 23, to enjoy food alongside each other.
BY DELA DZIMEGA ’28
FEATURES EDITOR
On Friday, Oct. 23, residents of the BIPOC Living Learning Communities gathered behind the Rockies for the annual BIPOC cookout. This lively community event celebrated the BIPOC identity-based LLCs, which serve as community spaces for many students of color living on campus. This event gave students the chance to connect with all of those living in the BIPOC LLCs, not just their floor neighbors. The cookout featured a diverse menu, including tikka masala, dumplings, jerk chicken and flavorful rice dishes.
The cookout marks the third annual celebration of these communities. Beginning with the founding of Shirley Chisholm and Mosaic in 2017, identity-based LLCs have been a long-standing, student-led initiative to create intentional spaces for students of color. Currently, the identity based LLCs have expanded to also include APIDA, Mi Gente and Gloria Anzaldúa. This community cookout adds another chapter to the history of LLCs at Mount Holyoke as a space for diversity and inclusion.
Grace Medrano ‘29 contributed fact-checking.
