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-71 posts tagged "Black lives matter"
Oluwatoni Akintola | Friday, April 14, 2023
In 2020, our country experienced a racial reckoning, the likes of which hadn’t been seen since the killings of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown in the early 2010s. But interestingly, what set the racial climate of 2020 apart from any other in recent history was the seemingly historical level of support that movements like BLM
Kathryn Muchnick | Tuesday, March 1, 2022
In honor of Black History Month, the Accomplice project, sponsored by the Kroc Institute’s Mediation Program, and the Black Lives Matter South Bend chapter hosted a panel Monday to discuss racial discrimination and make a case for reparations in the South Bend. The panel featured Oletha Jones, who serves as a trustee on the South
Liam Price | Thursday, February 10, 2022
The Saint Mary’s College Faculty Affairs, Inclusion and Retention Committee hosted philosophy professor Andrew Pierce and global studies professor Nell Haynes Wednesday for a virtual panel discussing the role of language in issues of race and immigration. Chilean Immigration Propaganda Haynes began with an analysis of anti-immigrant memes on social media in northern Chile. Though
Uyen Le, Adriana Perez, Spencer Kelly, Evan McKenna and Lilyann Gardner | Monday, February 7, 2022
Since 1947, the year the first Black student graduated from Notre Dame, the Black community continues to be a vibrant part of campus life. They have faced many adversities, from the effects of Jim Crow that reached the North, to the toll of police brutality, to the daily microaggressions made by classmates and faculty members.
Claire Lyons | Monday, November 1, 2021
The Klau Center for Civil and Human Rights hosted American political scientist Claire Jean Kim, who spoke about the Asian American race relations for its online lecture series, “Building an Anti-Racist Vocabulary” on Friday. The series is led by Dory Mitros Durham, associate director of the Klau Center and leader of the Keough School of
Valeria Ortiz | Friday, October 15, 2021
The Notre Dame Initiative on Race and Resilience hosted a panel Wednesday in DeBartolo Hall on Black civil rights in South Bend, featuring some of South Bend’s prominent community leaders. The panel, which intended to explore the immense social inequalities facing South Bend’s Black residents, included Trina Robinson, president of NAACP-South Bend; Regina Williams-Preston, president
Nelisha Silva | Thursday, October 7, 2021
Terrence Floyd, brother of the late George Floyd and founder of the nonprofit We Are Floyd, discussed the fight for racial justice and his hopes for the future of America in a conversation with student body president Allan Njomo on Wednesday evening. The event was hosted by and part of Notre Dame student government’s department
Isa Sheikh | Monday, October 4, 2021
At the Sept. 20 meeting of the South Bend Community Schools Corporation (SBCSC), the school board discussed a drive-in movie at Washington High School, districtwide professional learning and a dual language immersion grant. Not on the agenda, however — the presence of armed police officers in South Bend schools, also known as school resource officers
Aidan O'Malley | Friday, May 21, 2021
Every year, Scene honors the graduating class with a snapshot of the most critical cultural moments of their four years in the tri-campus community. That includes pop culture, campus culture and American culture at large. Won’t you take a walk down memory lane? Fall 2017 — Male consequence and the #MeToo movement The fall of
Maggie Eastland | Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Monday afternoon, a panel organized by the Klau Center for Civil and Human Rights reflected on the recent verdict in the death of George Floyd, who died in police custody May 25, 2020. The jury found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of all charges, including second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. The