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Message From The President (Of Bsu), Ja'nai Harris
Message From The President (Of Bsu), Ja'nai Harris
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Last night as a couple of my friends scrambled to find a classroom to do work in, they came across a poster that has been plastered all around campus for weeks now. This poster, however, was different. This poster was vandalized. The face of this year’s 10th Annual Derrick K. Gondwe Memorial Lecture, Opal Tometi, had been ripped off and the word “Black” was crossed out and replaced with the word “All.” This changed the quote from “Black Lives Matter” to “All Lives Matter.” [excerpt]
Studying Abroad, Toilet Paper, And Other Exercises In Missing The Point, Rashida Aluko-Roberts
Studying Abroad, Toilet Paper, And Other Exercises In Missing The Point, Rashida Aluko-Roberts
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I have been in Ghana only for a few days, and I can already tell I am going to love the place—the people, the food, the environment, all remind me of my home country, Sierra Leone.
However, I don’t think I can adjust to the constant uttering by some of my peers about how this experience “makes them appreciate how much they have.” In the past four days, I have heard that same phrase over and over again. [excerpt]