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Black United Students

"Black Is" banner project.

IN A FLASH: "Black Is ..."

Black United Students invited students to express their thoughts on "What is Black to You?" by adding their words and a handprint to a banner.

Tags: Black United Students, Black History Month, Diverse ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½, Student Organizations, Arts & Culture

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Banner for Oscar Ritchie Story

Oscar Ritchie’s Legacy Continues to Inspire

A key figure in ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s Black History, Oscar Ritchie continues to inspire generations of students and educators.

Tags: Department of Africana Studies, Black History Month, Black United Students, Diverse ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½, Community Impact, Arts & Culture, University News, Community & Society

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Julian Grimes, president of Black United Students, tours the May 4 Visitors Center.

Moving the ‘BUS’ Forward to Maintain its Strong Legacy, Honor its History

Julian Grimes, president of Black United Students, one of ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s oldest student organizations, is working to maintain the legacy of the organization credited for starting the formal observance of February as Black History Month.
 

Tags: Student Life, May 4, Students First, Diverse ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½, Department of Africana Studies, Nationally Distinctive, Department of Africana Studies, Black United Students

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Brandon Bell singing "Lift Every Voice and Sing"

IN A FLASH: Lifting Every Voice

A recent graduate lent his voice to an inspiring opening of ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.

Tags: Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, Martin Luther King Jr., University News, Community & Society, Diverse ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½, Office of University Outreach and Engagement, Black United Students, Amoaba Gooden

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A Nonstop Beat

Sonyea Moore, a sophomore Honors student from Twinsburg, Ohio, is currently pursuing two majors and three minors in the College of Arts and Sciences and is thriving while doing so. Holding a 3.9 G.P.A., Sonyea is following her interests in the humanities through majors in anthropology and Africana studies, along with her minors in English, creative writing, and history. While the workload of such an education is demanding, Sonyea explains it's worth it to study her passions. 

Tags: Honors College, Wick Poetry Center, College of Arts and Sciences, Black United Students, Phi Beta Kappa

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ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ students walk to and from class.

University, Student Leaders Reflect on Whether George Floyd Protests Will Spur Sustained Change

University and student leaders share their personal insights into America's current unrest and whether protests will lead to lasting change. 

Tags: University News, Center for Peace and Conflict Studies, Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Black United Students, Featured Story

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Tayjua Hines, president of ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s Black United Students, speaking at a George Floyd protest in Kent.

Opinion: Now Is the Time to Speak Up, Use Your Platform and Enact Change

Tayjua Hines, president of Black United Students at ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½, shares this student perspective about racism in our country and says now is the time to enact change.

Tags: University News, Black United Students

Kent Campus

Amoaba Gooden, Ph.D., interim vice president of the Department of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Opinion: Diversity of Protests Offers Renewed Commitment to Social Justice Advocacy

Amoaba Gooden, Ph.D., ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s interim vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion, and chair and associate professor in the Department of Pan-African Studies, offers her insights in current unrest in America.

Tags: University News, Diversity Equity & Inclusion, Black United Students

Kent Campus

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ President Beverly J. Warren and Vice President Alfreda Brown give the Diversity Trailblazer Award to Dean Tondiglia, director of public safety and ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ police chief.

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Honors 2019 Diversity Award Recipients

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s Director of Public Safety and Police Chief Dean Tondiglia was honored with the university’s 2019 Diversity Trailblazer Award for his years of promoting inclusion and diversity within public safety.

Tags: University News, Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Awards and Honors, Department of Public Safety, Department of Pan-African Studies, Black United Students

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