Illustration by Elizabeth Pankova and Aicha Nzie.
This editorial is Part Three of a four-part series in honor of Black History Month where the editorial board discusses ways in which Georgetown must atone for its history of racism and change the culture of the university when it comes to race. For more, see Part One and Part Two.
As an editorial board this month, we have been advocating for Georgetown to transform its approach to race. We have called for monuments to slavery to be torn down and for the university to commit serious resources to educating its students in the university’s history of racism, the country’s history of racism, and the abounding achievements of people of color in the face of such hatred.
President Capilouto discussed UK’s efforts on vaccination and diversity, equity and inclusion with the Board of Trustees Friday, Feb. 19. Here are his remarks:
We have talked often in this space about the twin pandemics our country confronts. One infects our lungs and bodies. Another one can afflict hearts and minds.
We must play a role now in asking and answering a critical question posed by both:
How do we bring the prospect of hope and healing, reckoning and reconciliation, to these historic challenges?
The University of Kentucky – your university, the Commonwealth’s university – has long been a source of hope. But we all know that hope alone is not a strategy or a plan.
Conversations about race part of Black History Month celebration at Spring Arbor University
Updated Feb 22, 2021;
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SPRING ARBOR, MI -- Spring Arbor University invites the community to virtually watch a film on conversation about race in America as part of its Black History Month events.
The film, “American Neighbor: A Courageous Conversation about Race in America,” is available to watch from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25. Hosted by Simon Greer and Kevin Brown, Spring Arbor University’s chief diversity officer, the event is sponsored by the university’s Office for Institutional Diversity and Office of Intercultural Relations.
The film captures the journey of a group that travels down the Mississippi River, stopping in nine cities for conversations about race in America.
Spring Arbor University invites you to join a virtual film viewing and conversation.
The revolutionary “Bridging the Gap” program initially ran in January 2020 and resulted in students from two institutions with significant ideological differences finding common ground with their peers. “Bridging the Gap” was introduced to SAU through Simon Greer, a nationally recognized entrepreneur and social change leader. The program began with simple, yet profound guidelines for its participants: “The intention is to take seriously the things that others hold dear. If it matters to them, then it will matter to us; we will not try to convince anyone that they are wrong or change them; and rather than thinking we are diminished by listening carefully to ideas we might disagree with, we will trust that we are enhanced by it.”
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 1, 2021) — The University of Kentucky’s Martin Luther King Center, in collaboration with units across campus, will host a variety of events and programming, most of which will be virtual, to celebrate Black History Month this February.
While this year’s observance looks different than past year’s due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the observation of Black History Month will, nonetheless, allow the history and culture of Black Americans to be centered in recognition of past and present challenges, struggles and achievements.
“Since the late '60s and officially in 1976, Black History Month has been a long-awaited time for the corporate celebration of Black culture, Black stories and Black people,” said Chandler Frierson, UK senior and programming intern at the MLK Center. “With that narrative, this year’s Black History Month is a special month. People across the world have witnessed firsthand a year that has further proven the endurance, voices and multi-faceted accomplishments of Black people.”