President of Kuumba Lauren E. Fields ’14 agreed that students do not spend enough time meaningfully reflecting on issues of diversity at Harvard.
“A lot of times when people talk about diversity on campus it seems to be just about the numbers...without actually engaging with that diversity actually means,” Fields said.
Kuumba members said that they hope the stories and concerns in “I, Too, Am Harvard” will outlive the performance on Friday, which sold out almost immediately after the box office opened Tuesday.
“We certainly will be continuing our discussions….We know this movement is too big to stop moving,” said Matthew S. Williams ’14, Vice President of Kuumba.
In addition to the multimedia campaign and the play, some Kuumba members hope to continue to hear feedback from the larger community and add that feedback into their conversations.
“We are hoping by the time the show is performed on Friday, and in the time following that we can get a clear idea of what people are saying on campus, how they feel, and how we can incorporate that into what we hope to bring on campus,” Kuumba member Abigail W.T.A. Mariam ’15 said.
—Staff writer Theodore R. Delwiche can be reached at theodore.delwiche@thecrimson.com. Follow him on twitter @trdelwic.
—Staff writer Meg P. Bernhard can be reached at meg.bernhard@thecrimson.com. Follow her on twitter @Meg_Bernhard.