This Friday and Saturday, a tradition continues. Black Anthology, the annual play created to celebrate black culture and confront hot-button cultural issues, will celebrate its 25th anniversary with the show “Post-.” This year’s edition of Black Anthology will ring in the start of Black History Month.

“‘Post-’ is such an incredible production to be a part of because it fuses the history of cultural shows with contemporary notions of ‘post-racial’ politics,” senior Josh Aiken, one of the show’s writers, said. “Each year the show reflects on dialogues taking place in the black community on campus, at Washington University, in the city of St. Louis, and beyond.”

Black Anthology is a Washington University production that has developed over the years. Now completely student-written, the show used to be an actual “anthology,” a compilation of poetry, prose and plays written by black authors and performed by students in a more unstructured format. Now, students from all academic departments and grade levels work all year to make the show the best that it can be.

The show’s cast and crew are eager to attract new audience members to the show as well as bring back local fans who never miss a show. “We think that this year’s show is one that first-time [Black Anthology] audience members will enjoy as well as those who saw the very first Black Anthology 25 years ago,” Aiken said.

Living in a world that many people classify as “post-racial,” this year’s Black Anthology will go meta and examine its own validity. “The notion of micro-aggressions as a pervasive and powerful way to tell certain people that they do not belong is addressed,” said Aiken.  “The show is valuable in that it engages in the discussion around the concept.” With the new Bias Report and Support System recently implemented on the Wash. U. campus, especially in light of recent scandals, the concept of micro-aggressions is certainly a valuable one to address.

It’s the tradition of Black Anthology to keep the details of the plot secret, so in order to find out more, check out the show on Friday, Feb. 7 or Saturday, Feb. 8 at 7 p.m.

Tickets are on sale now at Edison Theatre for $10 with a Wash. U. ID or $12 otherwise.