DeKALB | Thursday night S.I.S.T.E.R.S. wanted to recognize the accomplishments of black males.

The Tribute to Black Men has been going on for 28 years. S.I.S.T.E.R.S. hosted an awards and performance banquet for those recognized for their achievements. The ladies opened the banquet with the African Pledge, followed by the issuing of the awards.

“We started this event because there was not enough events that acknowledged our African-American men,” said senior psychology major Dominique Wheatley.

S.I.S.T.E.R.S. has been around since 1975 and is the oldest non-Greek organization on campus. There were many awards handed out to many “outstanding” black men. There were many performers, such as Joshua Rayburn, senior mechanical engineering major, who sang a song collection for the event. The applause from the crowd suggested the audience enjoyed his voice.

Awards were handed out in different categories to those who worked hard and succeeded in their categories. The first award that was handed out was the selected talent award. The winner was senior industrial technology major Maurice Bugg, for being a barber.

“Just about everything,” Bugg said. “You name it, Ill do it.”

The second award handed out was the scholastic achievement award. This award is given to those who worked especially hard in their academics. The winner of this award was senior computer science major Marcus Motley.

“I feel good for something that you work hard at,” said Motley.

The athletic achievement award was handed to the man who plays football, senior running back amd communication major Garrett Wolfe.

“It’s definitely an honor,” said Wolfe. “It means a lot when coming from a black women’s organization. It’s an honor as an African-American to receive an award like this.”