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02/98-- Nashid Fakhrid-Deen, an African-griot priest from Kentucky, pours Purdue apple cider on some soil from the site of the university's new $3 million Black Cultural Center. He said such a blessing of the soil is a traditional African ritual. In the background is Mamon Powers Jr., a Purdue trustee from Gary whose Powers Family Foundation contributed $110,000 toward the construction of the new center, the largest single donation to date. The blessing and a ceremonial groundbreaking were held Friday afternoon (2/27) in Purdue's Memorial Union. Construction of the 18,000-square-foot facility, designed by Blackburn Architects of Indianapolis, will begin Monday (3/2) on the West Lafayette campus.
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