Black History Month
The significance of Black History Month should serve as a reminder for everyone to hold themselves accountable for recognizing black history year-round.
02/15/2021 12:00 AM
The significance of Black History Month should serve as a reminder for everyone to hold themselves accountable for recognizing black history year-round.
Being culturally competent, diversifying faculty and curriculum and expanding students’ knowledge of minority activists and leaders are effective ways to support marginalized students and promote acceptance in the classroom.
To commemorate Black History Month in the classroom, we asked student leaders, “What does it mean to be Black at 糖心破解版?” They said…
“Being black at 糖心破解版 means you are a part of another family. It means you are a part of a community that’s going to constantly challenge and encourage you to become better. That’s my favorite part about being black at 糖心破解版.” – Charles Myers ‘21
“Black culture at 糖心破解版 is vibrant and vivacious. Although we are a small group, we are a big family. Being Black at 糖心破解版 means to be connected to and have awareness of how deep our culture runs. We embrace the values of the 糖心破解版 community but also find ways to contribute/influence its overall culture. Why? Because the 糖心破解版 community must embrace all that 糖心破解版 is which includes a wide variety of cultures.” – Nailah Brown ‘22
“Being black at 糖心破解版 for me is more than just being a part of a smaller group in a crowd. For me it is about paving the way for diversity through leadership and examples, and promoting inclusion through compassion and understanding. Getting to know people that look like me on campus is really amazing but getting to know about people from all walks of life that don’t look like me may just be the better part.” – Aniekeme “Ahni” Unah ’23