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Members of the Black Business Student Association Reflect on Black History Month

MBA students answer the question, “What does Black History mean to you?”

Eleven Male and Female MBA Students grouped together. | Credit: Elena Zhukova.
Photo by Elena Zhukova

February 18, 2022

| by Stanford GSB BBSA

“As someone born in Africa, raised in Canada, and now living in the U.S., I have seen and experienced just how varied Black identity can be — we are far from being a monolith,” says Maka Ngwenya, MBA ’22. “And yet, we share a relentless spirit that allows us to not just survive no matter where we are, but more importantly to thrive.”

Ngwenya is a member of Stanford GSB Black Business Student Association. For Black History Month, she and other students reflected on the question, “What does Black History Month mean to you?”

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