Dressed in choir robes mimicking a scene from The Color Purple, members of Penn State's black community stripped off their robes and headed down the runway as Kanye West's "Jesus Walks," pounded through the room.

The fashion show was part of the 24th annual Cultural Extravaganza, co-sponsored by the National Pan-Hellenic Council and the Black Caucus.

"This is just our little way of saying 'we're here,' " said host Pablo Olivares.

This year's theme was "Living the Legacy: Celebrating 75 years of Black Women at Penn State." Host Fatima Jernigan said that it had technically been only 74 years since the first black woman graduated from Penn State, but that they were celebrating the occasion a year early.

The fashion show was themed "Black Static," with skits, dances and clothing representing the history of black television, from sitcoms to MTV.

During one segment, a dancer repeatedly suffered from a wardrobe malfunction, causing audience members seated near the front to react with shock and amusement.

Comedians Vanessa Fraction and Spike Davis also performed at the event.

Fraction said she was impressed that black women had been graduating from Penn State for 74 years.

"I saw that and I was like -- I graduated from high school," she said.

Darryl McKnight, secretary for the Black Caucus, presented an award to Tahiirah Allen, a 2005 graduate who was the first black woman to be elected homecoming queen at Penn State.

"I didn't come here expecting that; that was a complete surprise," Allen said.

McKnight said the reason the award was presented was to finally give Allen the recognition she deserved for her accomplishment.

"Show her the love that Penn State forgot to show her," McKnight said to the crowd as he gave the award to Allen.

At the end of the show, Nolan Fontaine and Amina Gilyard were named black homecoming king and queen.

"I'm really excited I am representing my black community at Penn State," Gilyard said.

Jewelle Lewis (sophomore-health policy and administration) said the extravaganza didn't disappoint her.

"I've been hearing about it and I wanted to see what it was like," she said. "It was great."