Photo Essay: UMD students showcase their talents at the Nyumburu Cultural Center’s annual Juke Joint

Students dancing at Juke Joint, an annual talent showcase hosted by the Nyumburu Cultural Center at the University of Maryland, College Park on March 13. (Princess Tatsi/The Black Explosion)

Jade Blackmore, a poet and undergraduate environmental science and policy major at UMD, performs an original piece at Juke Joint, hosted by the Nyumburu Cultural Center, College Park on March 13. (Princess Tatsi/The Black Explosion)

Gerald Tabe, an undergraduate neuroscience major at UMD, performed an original Afrobeat song during Juke Joint at the Nyumburu Cultural Center in College Park on March 13. (Princess Tatsi/The Black Explosion)

Deji Afolabi, an undergraduate government and politics major at UMD, performs an original song at Juke Joint at the Nyumburu Cultural Center in College Park on March 13. (Princess Tatsi/The Black Explosion)

Students at Juke Joint hold roses Afolabi passed out during his performance at the Nyumburu Cultural Center in College Park on March 13. (Princess Tatsi/The Black Explosion)

Bryant Reed, an undergraduate information systems major at UMD, raps at Juke Joint in College Park on March 13. (Princess Tatsi/The Black Explosion)

Mateo Brown, an undergraduate computer science major at UMD, performs spoken word poetry at Juke Joint in College Park on March 13. (Princess Tatsi/The Black Explosion)

Bryant Reed and Mateo Brown hosted the event at the Nyumburu Cultural Center in College Park on March 13. (Princess Tatsi/The Black Explosion)