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As DEI programs become enmeshed in larger culture wars, it’s more important now than ever before to stand up for ideals of racial justice and equal representation, according to Allen Sutton, executive director for equity education at WSU.

Researcher, author, teacher, and WSU alum Marc Robinson will give the keynote speech at this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. celebration from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 18 in Pullman and online.

Washington isn’t a state that typically comes to mind in discussions about student-led protests from the Civil Rights Movement. A Black history professor seeks to change that with a new book.

The Black Student Union, or BSU, at the University of Washington helped connect the Black Panther Party to Seattle.

>> so since the 1940s with this regulatory state rising, the united states has become the richest, most dynamic, most technologically advanced country in the history of the world. and secondly i look at our lives. and we have cleaner air, safer coal mines, cleaner water. >> whats the big deal, then? >> whats the big deal? >> look, point number one, i am in favor of regulations that take smokestacks that are boiling out noxious smoke and regulating the hell out of them. okay? thats fine with me. ...