Stanford University’s Black Family Gathering Committee is a group of students who are impassioned by black art, music and culture and who embark on a yearly endeavor to share those values with the entire university community – both interracially and cross culturally. The committee’s trademark event is a concert called Blackfest, a festival on campus featuring clothing, food and jewelry vendors along with student performers, fashions shows, Black Greek step performances and Grammy-nominated recording artists. Blackfest presents students with a unique space – both physically and mentally – to be a part of a cultural exchange that aims to represent historically marginalized communities and showcase their strengths, talents, and contributions to our society. In combining a social event with an academic underpinning, it gives those in attendance a chance to educate themselves amidst an enjoyable atmosphere.