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Black student’s experience with racism, Church history, finding community

March 14, 2024 12:00 AM
When a BYU student’s racial identity is shared with only 1% of the BYU population, it can cause a feeling of foreignness from others on campus.
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BYU student fights against racism through cultural dance

November 28, 2023 12:00 AM
To some, cultural dance can mean overcoming challenges and finding deeper connection to others and oneself. BYU student and Bay Area native JRay Kuhn created Rhythm N' Soul Collective to bring people together and fight back against racism he and other Black students have experienced.
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Sociology professor says Atonement of Jesus Christ can heal racism

April 06, 2021 12:00 AM
BYU sociology professor Ryan Gabriel spoke on the power of Jesus Christ’s Atonement to heal racism in the April 6 BYU devotional.
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Utah resolution seeks to declare racism 'moral and public health crisis'

February 24, 2021 12:00 AM
A new resolution introduced in the Utah Legislature seeks to declare racism in Utah as a moral and public health crisis.
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BYU colleges, departments addressing racism on campus

January 19, 2021 12:00 AM
BYU is heightening its efforts to address racism on campus.
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Author tells BYU students how to pursue racial justice in the arts

December 04, 2020 12:00 AM
American universities are built on the site of two great crimes: the crimes of stealing land from Native Americans and the buying and selling of African slaves, according to New York Times bestselling author Ta-Nehisi Coates.
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Listen Up! Series educates students on diversity

November 02, 2020 12:00 AM
The College of Fine Arts and Communications (CFAC) hosted its first concert and Q&A for the Listen Up! Series as part of the ongoing initiatives of the Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Committee. The series featured a live Q&A with Jazz Musician Wynton Marsalis, moderated by Dr. Jason Bergman. The Q&A followed a streamed concert with Marsalis over Zoom on Oct. 28.
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President Dallin H. Oaks says Black lives matter, urges all to rely on Christ during challenges

October 27, 2020 12:00 AM
Combating racism and the Black Lives Matter movement were among the topics stressed in President Dallin H. Oaks' BYU devotional address.
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Church leaders deliver messages of hope, preparedness, love in Saturday morning General Conference session

October 03, 2020 12:00 AM
The 190th Semiannual General Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints began virtually Saturday morning. For the second time, conference looked different than usual as the Church adhered to COVID-19 social distancing guidelines.
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Commentary: Covering Black Lives Matter protests

June 18, 2020 12:00 AM
Editor's note: Universe Campus Editor Karina Andrew has covered multiple Black Lives Matter protests in Salt Lake, Provo and Orem following George Floyd's death.
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Art

Lehi artist promotes unity through anti-racism project

June 15, 2020 12:00 AM
Michelle Volz was lying awake with a toothache when the idea for an art project struck.
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Provo residents rally against racism

June 05, 2020 12:00 AM
Many gathered to share songs, speeches, poems, and prayers at the Hear Their Voice rally Thursday night. (Preston Crawley)
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Salt Lake City protests continue peacefully

June 04, 2020 12:00 AM
Salt Lake City residents marched over five miles on June 3 in protest of police brutality and racism. The protest, like many across the nation and most others in Salt Lake City, was peaceful.
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President Worthen condemns racism, says there is still 'work to do'

June 02, 2020 12:00 AM
BYU President Kevin J Worthen responded late Monday evening to the tragic deaths George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery as well as recent civil unrest in the country.
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Orem residents protest peacefully, call for justice

June 02, 2020 12:00 AM
About 30 peaceful protesters gathered at the intersection of University Parkway and State Street in Orem on June 2 to raise awareness for the Black Lives Matter movement.
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President Nelson condemns racism, calls for peace

June 01, 2020 12:00 AM
President Russell M. Nelson condemned both racism and violent protests in a Facebook post on June 1, which he subsequently shared on Instagram and Twitter.
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Henry Louis Gates Jr. speaks to BYU students about the Reconstruction Era and racism

November 19, 2019 12:00 AM
“I love being in Utah because I love genealogy,” Henry Louis Gates Jr. said as he addressed BYU students in a Nov. 19 forum at the BYU Marriott Center.
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BYU community opens discussion about diversity, tackles controversial symbols

February 15, 2019 12:00 AM
Student Kira Nielsen is a member of the Black Student Union at BYU and an advocate for African-American rights. (Jessica Smith)
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