My silence on social media regarding racial injustice over the last two months has been intentional. That silence is not indicative of a denial of racial injustice’s existence or the necessity of addressing it—if it has been perceived that way and caused you pain, I am deeply sorry.
Read MoreIn the past year or so, I have pondered heavily upon what it means to be an activist, the true weight of one's words, and how easy it is to throw statements around on social media. After 19 years in white, Christian spaces, something new is happening to me: white people I know are publicly stating that Black lives matter (BLM). This feels particularly odd because four to six years ago those words were demonized, and those around me associated those words with radicalism and violence. I was afraid to say publicly that my life mattered.
Read MoreChurches across New York City that joined together in Harlem on June 6. The Gathering, a church that meets in Harlem, organized the march and invited churches in the city to join in and declare in unison that Black lives matter.
Read MoreOn the corner of 98th Ave. and Park Place in Brooklyn, New York, over 100 churches came together with a single cry to a God of justice. A mile away at Barclays Center, the reoccurring 7:00 p.m. Black Lives Matter protest took form. At 7:25, the two marches converged, painting a picture of joint outrage.
Read MoreJuneauites gathered in downtown Juneau, AK to bring awareness to Black Lives Matter. Black women stood at the microphone and shared their stories about growing up in Juneau and dealing with systematic racism and racial slurs. One woman spoke about how her daughter was called the n-word when she was in elementary school. The Tlingít community, the native Alaskans, joined the protest by leading a traditional song with drums.
Read MoreWith hands raised high into the air and eyes clenched shut, Shá Sanders, King’s senior and President of the Table, the student organization at King’s created to give a voice to minority students, stood in front of the Barclays Center to protest police brutality and the murder of George Floyd. The tear gas released by police officers’ into the predominantly peaceful crowd clouded her vision. An officer walked towards her demanding she leave the premises immediately. Then, as she walked away, stopping just momentarily to help a girl who had tripped behind her, she was struck down in the ribs by an officer’s baton.
Read MoreIn light of recent events affecting people of color in the U.S., protesters gathered together on June 3 outside of the Judicial Center in Downtown Florence, SC to march the Martin Luther King Jr. Bridge. The march lasted 40 minutes and ended with a moment of silence at the end of the bridge. With over 1,500 people in attendance, the protest remained peaceful as the local police force walked alongside protestors.
Read MoreDespite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, thousands gathered in Brooklyn on June 2 to peacefully protest the murder of George Floyd in solidarity with the “Black Lives Matter” social justice movement.
Read MoreIn light of the recent murder of George Floyd and the social unrest it has unleashed, President Gibson released a statement responding to these events on The King’s College Instagram account on Monday which sparked an uprising of students and alumni demanding that the school remove Reagan as a House namesake immediately.
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