Juliana Narvaez/Contributing Writer Representation in movies, T.V. shows and books play an important role in portraying minorities and giving these individuals a space to feel seen and heard. For FIU Assistant Professor, Dr. Rokeshia Renné Ashley, representation within the media becomes most impactful when it’s directed toward young children. Following her research on the effects […]
Hayley Serpa/Staff Writer Every February during Black History Month, the United States claims to celebrate and remember the parts of its history that have been written by its Black citizens. Even though the U.S. government has established a month-long holiday to recognize the contributions of Black people to the country, this in no way corrects […]
Elida Velado Salazar/Contributing Writer Golden Globe-nominated One Night in Miami recreates the fabled meeting of four legends of the civil rights era in the aftermath of Cassius Clay’s victory 1964 over Sonny Liston in the World Heavyweight Championship. Set in the Hampton House, a vital piece of Miami’s Black history, located right here in Liberty […]
By: Thaniuska Vivas/Staff Writer In celebration of the Black History Month and in honor of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Day, the Frost Art Museum has opened a new exhibition that brings to light the issues of diversity, social justice, race and civil rights. The exhibit, titled Transfiguration which is open to the public from […]
Riquan King/Guest Columnist Having finished over 90% of my law school journey, I now look back on my journey through law school as a black man. The first thing that comes to mind is the huge amount of privilege that comes with not just making it to law school, but being on the verge of […]
Rashawn Raysor/Staff Writer There’s this strange phrase that has haunted me for most of my life, a strange phrase that seems to have lingered in the black community for a long time now. “You act white.” I heard this throughout my childhood and adolescence. I heard it so much that I would question my own […]
Guido Gonzalez/Staff Writer Students, alumni and faculty members sat around a blue table for an intimate and interpersonal discussion on race, education and the need to support one another. The second Blue Table Talk was hosted at the Biscayne Bay Campus on Feb. 12, focusing on the topics of being black in higher education and […]
Camille Orquera/Staff Writer Angela Rye knows how power and change in the black community comes from solidarity and the strength to band together against injustice. She spoke to students as part of FIU’s Black Student Union’s Black History Month Lecture Series on Thursday, Feb. 13. The conversation was moderated by Esi Fynn-Obeng, an FIU alumna […]
Nayeli Lomeli/Staff Writer A line of about 150 students waited outside 8th Street Kitchen before 5 p.m. to make sure they were in the first 800 students who would eat for free that night. The Black Student Union hosted the “From 8th Street Kitchen to the Cotton Club” on Wednesday Feb. 27 in celebration […]
Maria Lago/Contributing Writer The FIU Festival of Bands returned for its eleventh year in a row on Saturday, Feb. 9 at the Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Performing Arts Center. Directed by FIU Director of Instrumental Conducting Brenton Alston, this year’s festival featured four Florida high school bands, the FIU Wind Ensemble and special guest gospel […]
By Tamica Jean-Charles Before a black girl’s hair is cornrowed, her hair is washed, combed out, braided and straightened with a hot comb.The crowd laughed as Tamika Mallory, renowned activist, explained the “two-day process” in her speech on Feb. 20 at the Graham Center Ballrooms. Mallory visited the University as a part of the Black History […]
