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Black students at BYU share how to navigate Black History Month

February 01, 2024 12:00 AM
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

February 01, 2023 12:00 AM
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

February 14, 2022 12:00 AM
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

January 22, 2021 12:00 AM
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

July 14, 2020 12:00 AM
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

February 21, 2018 12:00 AM
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

February 27, 2017 12:00 AM
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

December 01, 2016 12:00 AM
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

March 21, 2016 12:00 AM
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

January 20, 2015 12:00 AM
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

February 03, 2014 12:00 AM
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.

January 22, 2013 12:00 AM
Bethany Cherry guides people along the candlelight walk on campus in honor of Civil Rights Week. Photo by Daniella Subieta
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