Beth Beaudry, Student Life Editor
• February 22, 2021
Since its establishment 121 years ago, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) remains America’s largest civil rights activist organization, expanding by over 2,200 branches,...
In a year where overwhelming racial unrest has taken place in the U.S. and in the University of New Haven’s own backyard, increasing faculty diversity has become a priority this year for college campuses...
Women and girls are taught that their hair is one of the most prized possessions they can have. Hair can represent beauty standards or religious beliefs that people stand by. However, society's standards...
Kiana White, Contributing Writer
• February 22, 2021
The month of February marks Black History Month, where African Americans and Black people around the United States take time to celebrate and acknowledge the unrecognized achievements of both the past...
Tiara Starks, Entertainment Editor
• February 22, 2021
February is Black History Month and the Myatt Center for Diversity and Inclusion (MCDI) has been known for hosting and promoting a variety of events to help celebrate and educate students. Carrie Robinson...
Jada Clarke, Multimedia Editor
• February 22, 2021
Black History Month is a time to reflect on significant events in African American history and to celebrate the accomplishments made by the Black community. Here are seven movies you should check out.
“The...
President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s inauguration was filled with historic and inclusive moments, though it was Biden’s inaugural poet, 22-year-old Amanda Gorman, who captivated America with her poem that...
During this year’s celebration of Black History Month, it is becoming important to acknowledge the issues that currently and historically plague the Black community. One issue has been turned into a...
Rihanna
Robyn Rihanna Fenty is set to receive the NAACP President’s award this year, a prestigious award that is well-deserved for the musician and fashion mogul.
After a long and successful musical...
Jada Clarke, Contributing Writer
• February 22, 2020
This playlist is all about Black History Month. We are traveling through the decades of classic black artists to see how far we’ve come in music. This diverse playlist displays a variety of music for...
On Friday, Feb.1, chief justice of the Conn. state supreme court, Richard A. Robinson, came to speak at Bucknall Theater to kick off Black History Month on the University of New Haven’s campus. Robinson’s...
By Jackie Hennessey
Contributing Writer
The moment Cora St. Marie ’13 will hold on to from UNH’s Black History Month celebration was during the Def Poetry Jam, “My Words Are My Weapon.” While...
Live music, hot food, and students from across campus filled the German Club on Thursday for the Black Student Union’s semiannual
Soulfoul dinner and performance. The dinner featured Johnny Graham...
For the past four weeks, the campus has been buzzing with Black History Month events put on by the Black Student Union. For one of last week’s events, they asked for help from SCOPE to put on The Meeting. ...
Sheyann Christburg, the Smallest Freedom Fighter for Martin Luther King, Jr., visited UNH Wednesday, February 8 as one of the events for Black History Month. She started out by applauding the organization...
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