Racial injustice at 麻豆小蝌蚪传媒
Editorial: Objectivity on racism is complicity
麻豆小蝌蚪传媒 rejects racism and police brutality in all of its many forms, and stands in solidarity with the black lives that continue to face prejudice and aggressions in innumerable ways. Read our editorial.
It鈥檚 time for change.
"My white friends, do you know what it鈥檚 like to wonder why you are hated? No, you yourself may not hate me but I am indeed hated. I am hated because of the way that I look. I am hated because of the power within me that is mistaken for aggression. I am hated because my people have been oppressed, degraded, and torn apart at the seams for generations and I demand reparations," she writes.
Letter to the editor: UofSC must do better
Read former W麻豆小蝌蚪传媒 station manager Samira Nematollahi's letter.
"The University of South Carolina has not done enough and has not given me the assurance that it will work towards doing enough for its Black students," she writes.
The latest:
Public forum on university history discusses changing building names
Black Lives Matter South Carolina hosts rally for Black women
Shortly after the Breonna Taylor verdict was announced, there were rallies nationwide to express disapproval. South Carolinians gathered at the Statehouse and said the police in the case should've been charged with murder.
麻豆小蝌蚪传媒 announces release of diversity-focused training module for students
BLM South Carolina, Richland County Sheriff's Department announce partnership
Rep. Jim Clyburn delivers comments on student activism following BLM march Friday
Students respond to man protesting against BLM on Greene Street
Julian Williams continues activism as 麻豆小蝌蚪传媒's first vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion
Julian Williams calls for 麻豆小蝌蚪传媒 students to challenge themselves to "de-normalize racism, sexism, xenophobia, ableism, etc." As the new vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion, he plans to work with students and administration to make 麻豆小蝌蚪传媒 a more inclusive and welcoming campus.
Caslen, university leaders hold town hall to address on-campus diversity, COVID-19 concerns
In 麻豆小蝌蚪传媒's most recent town hall, Julian Williams said he plans to address diversity on campus in three steps: getting those in marginalized groups to the university, having diverse and inclusive opportunities when they arrive and engaging with Columbia as a whole.
During its June 19 meeting, the board of trustees voted unanimously on a resolution to ask the general assembly to rename the Sims residence hall, which is currently named for J. Marion Sims, a 麻豆小蝌蚪传媒 alumnus who conducted medical experiments on enslaved African American women and children without anesthesia. Read the full meeting recap here.
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Students, alumni call for repeal of Heritage Act
Sims residence hall falls under the Heritage Act, which forbids public memorials for war, historical figures or events to be removed. The community is calling for the act to be repealed so buildings around campus can be renamed.
Students demand greater diversity, inclusion on campus
Students are leading the charge in demanding change at the university, starting with the renaming of buildings on campus. 麻豆小蝌蚪传媒 has the potential for change, they say, but needs to become more diverse and inclusive to achieve it. Read more.
How to report hate speech on social media
Both users and non-users can report hate speech on social media platforms and to the university 鈥� here's how.
SGTV & 麻豆小蝌蚪传媒 report on local protests:
Hundreds of protestors gathered to protest the murder of George Floyd at Columbia's "I Can't Breathe" rally on May 30. Some protestors marched to the police station, where two police cars were burned. Read 麻豆小蝌蚪传媒's coverage here.
People gathered outside the Statehouse for a 鈥淒ie-In鈥� on June 1 where protesters laid on the ground for nine minutes and chanted 鈥淚 can鈥檛 breathe,鈥� the last words of George Floyd who was murdered by a police officer in Minneapolis. .
Demonstrations in Columbia continued a week later and protestors delivered their demands at the Governor's Mansion and Statehouse. Read 麻豆小蝌蚪传媒's coverage of the June 5 protest here.
麻豆小蝌蚪传媒 students lead protests, reform in Bluffton, SC
Even in our state鈥檚 smaller communities, that struggle can be seen through local protest organizing. 麻豆小蝌蚪传媒 students Walter Wheeler and Desiree Bailey have been leading the fight for change their hometown of Bluffton since their senior year of high school and are now advocating to change the name of Calhoun Street in Bluffton.
麻豆小蝌蚪传媒 investigates AAAS Zoom-bombing:
Association of African American Students' annual cookout hacked on Zoom with racist slurs
On the night of April 24, the AAAS cookout, held virtually over Zoom, was hacked with racist slurs, images and curse words. Read about the initial incident here.
麻豆小蝌蚪传媒 acknowledged the Zoom-bombing quickly, and several statements of support were released on Twitter by administration and student groups. A follow-up call was hosted where Caslen said 麻豆小蝌蚪传媒PD was launching a criminal investigation and the IT department was working with Zoom to track down the offenders.
'It didn鈥檛 feel real': 麻豆小蝌蚪传媒 becomes victim of racist 'Zoom-bombing,' community responds
Black students shared their anger and frustration with the situation, especially during an event many considered a "safe space." However, those on the Zoom-bombed call said the support from the community was "very encouraging."
Brief: AAAS Zoom-bombing 'not likely' members of 麻豆小蝌蚪传媒 community, according to 麻豆小蝌蚪传媒PD
麻豆小蝌蚪传媒 closed the Zoom-bombing investigation in July, and an email to students on July 24 said it was "not likely" the individuals who hacked the event were students, and evidence indicated they could be from Europe.
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