On Aug. 28, 1963, over 200,000 people gathered at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., to march for economic rights and equality. This is where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous “I...
A student protest interrupted the Promoting Student Success series lecture where speaker Tia Brown McNair, vice president of diversity, equity and student success at the Association of American Colleges...
Protestors set up in the Shepherd Union on the morning of Nov. 4 in response to the white supremacist posters put up in at least the Shepherd Union and the Student Services building on the morning of Nov....
Following the protest on Nov. 4, University President Brad Mortensen scheduled an impromptu meeting on Nov. 5 in the Diversity and Inclusion Center with protestors and campus diversity leaders and advocates....
In this country, each state has a reputation that may or may not be fair, but Utah is viewed as a seat of racism, and it’s up to the Beehive state to change that. On Feb. 5, Emily Anderson of the...
In a webinar held by Weber State University for Black History Month, civil rights activist Ruby Bridges shared her story with the community over Zoom on Feb. 18. At six years old, Bridges was one of the...
The following story was written and reported by Adam Rubin and Sharon Valverde Vargas. There was a strong sense of community at the Marshall White Community Center on Jan. 20th at the MLK Freedom Breakfast...
Ben Jealous, un activista de derechos civiles y ex presidente y CEO de el NAACP, se dirigió a los estudiantes y facultad de WSU en la 21st Annual Diversity Conference. Jealous pidió a los estudiantes...
Black Lives Matter and The #MeToo Movement united to fight for Cyntoia Brown’s release from prison. She was granted clemency on Jan. 7. Alice Marie Johnson was granted clemency after Kim Kardashian...
The Marshall White Community Center’s gymnasium was packed with family and friends on Jan. 15, gathering to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life. As guest speakers spoke about continuing...
Weber State University celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. day with a breakfast on Jan. 16, entailing breakfast at the Marshall White Center and a panel of speakers chosen based on some of the work each...
