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(04/21/15 2:54am)
On April 2, 147 Kenyans were massacred at Garissa University College. Shortly thereafter, a slew of pictures documenting the deaths of the men, women and students murdered at the university showered the internet. These images from the scene of the murder were beyond graphic — depicting dozens of slain bodies, piled one on top of the other, lying in their own blood. Yet, these images depicting unedited black death are not novel, particularly when they are produced by our media outlets today.
(03/17/15 9:18pm)
Unless you have been living under a rock or a cabana during spring break, you have probably heard about the Sigma Alpha Epsilon scandal that unfolded last week. At the University of Oklahoma, members of the SAE fraternity were captured singing a racist chant as follows:
(11/19/14 2:15am)
L ast Wednesday, the Black Student League held an important conversation about shifting the culture of the black community at Penn. While the “Black Penn” space can be a source of support and belonging for some, for others it can be elusive and hard to navigate. While I was not able to attend the entirety of the event, I was able to get feedback on how underclassmen felt about that state of leadership within our community. From their perspective, the leadership of our community was shaped in a sort of “hierarchy” with the UMOJA Board at the head.
(09/10/14 1:33am)
W h ile Darren Wilson has not been formally indicted in the shooting death of Ferguson teen Michael Brown, a trial of another sort has already begun to take shape among the American public — the trial against Michael Brown’s character. On the eve of his funeral, New York Times columnist John Eligon wrote an expose on the teen’s life describing him as “no angel.” Despite Brown’s promise as a recent high school graduate and his nonexistent public record, the media has searched for every detail that would prove the Ferguson PD’s narrative — that Michael Brown, unarmed, was an inherent threat to his community.
(09/02/14 5:41pm)
O n April 15, 1993, close to 14,000 copies of The Daily Pennsylvanian were removed from campus distribution sites. In the absence of nearly the entire circulation of the paper, members of Penn’s black student population declared that they would no longer tolerate “the blatant and voluntary perpetuation of institutional racism against the Black Community by the DP” and by virtue of the paper’s symbolism, the University at large.
(02/10/14 2:44am)
The first time I visited a CAPS counselor, I felt an immediate wave of shame. It was the summer after sophomore year, and I finally began to acknowledge how my anxiety was unraveling my life. From the time I woke up to the time I went to sleep, I was hounded by incessant worrying and negative thoughts, which did nothing but erode my self worth. I felt increasingly alone, isolated and unable to find the support that I desperately needed. Life began to feel empty, and I felt nothing like myself. I felt lost. Somehow the girl who had always had it together found herself in a CAPS office spilling her problems to a stranger. As my counselor told me, these issues are not uncommon and I could receive help through therapy. Yet, why did I feel so ashamed?
(12/07/12 6:51am)
Believe it or not, your mother is a beneficiary of affirmative action.
