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Beautillion 2004 Program activities included:

Arts and Culture: California Palace of Legion of Honor / Sojourn To The Past - 10 Day Civil Rights Educational Tour

Leadership: City Arts and Lectures presented Dr. Cornel West, Professor of Religion and African American Studies at Princeton University

Community Service: Museum of the African Diaspora ? Youth Audience Relevance Project

Social Events: Superbowl Event hosted by Victor and Thaderine MacFarlane / Belles Tea hosted by Tal y Tara Polo Shoppe and Tea Room, San Francisco.

Career Seminars-Four Part Series:

Presenters: Medicine and Healthcare: Peter Singleton MD FACR, Stanford University School of Medicine, Clinical Professor, James Alexander, Blue Shield of California, Lead Corporate Recruiter, Danielle Lane MD, UCSF, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Ron Lane MD

Academics, Law, and Politics: H. Jesse Arnelle, Civil Litigation and Public Finance Law Robert C. Smith, CSUSF, Political Science, Karen Clopton, San Francisco State University Foundation, COO and Corporate Counsel

Media, Sports and Entertainment: Jamie Williams, William Hammons, Andre Cravens, Choreographer

Financial Services, Technology, and Entreprenuers: Michael Warren, Gail Covington, Robert F. Smith, Managing Principal, Vista Equity Partners LLC

See images from the career seminars.

Chapter President: Cynthia Hall

Beautillion Chair: Angelique Tompkins

Geol Weirs, Deputy Director of Museum of the African Diaspora discusses how beaux will partner with the museum to capture reflections of their experience through Beautillion as a journey or 'rite-'of-passage'. In particular the young men will examine "What is the relevance of the African Diaspora to seventeen and eighteen year-olds?"