Mon. Apr 13th, 2026

Podcast: The Making of the Black Excellence Ball with Mariah Baker

The Black Excellence Ball debuted for the first time at SVSU on Thursday, Feb. 19, in the Curtiss Hall banquet rooms as a free event open to all students. This podcast interview was recorded the following week on Feb. 23 with senior communications major Mariah Baker, the founder of the event.

The event was organized in collaboration with the following SVSU organizations:

  • Office of Multicultural Student Affairs
  • Ladies in Leadership
  • Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated
  • Organization of Black Unity
  • Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated
  • Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated
  • Men of Distinction
  • Black Studies Association
  • Anointed Women of Divine Power and Purpose
  • Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated

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