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Black students at BYU share how to navigate Black History Month
Students can actively commemorate Black History Month by participating in a range of activities on campus this month, engaging in learning sessions and celebrating diverse perspectives.
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BYU Black Student Union step team prepares for upcoming performance
The Black Student Union step team has been practicing in preparation for the BYU Perspectives event happening on Feb. 17.
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Black Student Union organizes celebrations on campus for Black History Month
The BYU Black Student Union is hosting events spanning the month of February including dress-up days, speakers and performances in celebration of the achievements and contributions of the Black community.
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MLK memorial speaker urges BYU students to listen to others' experiences
BYU’s Multicultural Student Services and Black Student Union held a Martin Luther King Jr. memorial on Jan. 21 focused on 'leaning in and listening.'
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History and memory: BYU community grapples with names and monuments
Read en español: La historia y memoria: la comunidad de BYU lucha con nombres y monumentos
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Perspectives event celebrates black culture through art
BYU students came together Friday night to celebrate black culture through music and art for Black History Month.
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Black students share perspectives about their BYU experience
Johnisha Demease-Williams explains her experiences as a black student on campus in her documentary 'The Black Student Experience BYU - Black History Month Edition.' (Johnisha Demease-Williams)
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Student highlights issues black students face at BYU
Johnisha Demease-Williams, a sophomore studying psychology, created a short film addressing the way black students are treated on the BYU campus. Here she poses at the Harris Fine Arts Center. (Gianluca Cuestas)
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BYU's diversity runs deeper than skin color
A study by College Factual ranks BYU 1396th in ethnic diversity nationwide, but the exclusive experiences BYU students possess may make them more culturally diverse than expected.
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BYU remembers Martin Luther King Jr. Day with service, interfaith address
BYU students and community members gathered at BYU throughout Martin Luther King Jr. Day for service and commemoration Jan. 19.
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Q&A panel kicks off Black History Month on campus
Students gathered at the BYU bell tower to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. with a candlelit procession. (Photo by Sarah Hill)
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Just one little candle: A campus commemorates Martin Luther King, Jr.
Bethany Cherry guides people along the candlelight walk on campus in honor of Civil Rights Week. Photo by Daniella Subieta
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