The Dream turns 50
Reading Time: 3 minutes Commemorating the 50-year anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s famed “I have a Dream” speech, UVU hosted King’s speechwriter Dr. Clarence B. Jones on Jan. 24.
Is Utah behind in diversity?
Reading Time: 2 minutes If you ask an economist, Utah is behind. If you ask a fashion designer Utah is behind. If you ask a student from out of state how Utah does when it comes to minority races they might also say Utah is behind. According to Eric Lowe, a UVU student from Virginia near DC, Utah […]
Dos and Don’ts in Racial Etiquette
Reading Time: 2 minutes Being a Spanish-Nigerian woman in Utah County, I’ve inevitably dealt a lot with race. I’m by no means an expert on it, but here is a list of common things I’ve come across throughout my years in the Valley. DON’T ask someone “what are you?” I would probably answer by saying “a human being” […]
Finding the ‘white literature section’
Reading Time: 3 minutes UVU needs an official African American Literature class. Usually, it is unconvincing to argue for anything by saying, “everybody else is doing it” but, the fact is, the majority of universities in the country have a class offered with this title and the fact that UVU does not is unsettling. There have been courses that […]
MLK Jr. Commemoration Week at UVU
Reading Time: 2 minutes Tuesday Jan. 17 10:00-11:15 a.m., LI 120. Panel: MLK and Nations of the Communist Bloc 11:30-12:45 p.m., LI 120. Panel: Henry Louis Gates’s Memoir Colored People 1:00-2:15 p.m., LI 120. Panel: Unity for Gallaudent: The Second Protest at Gallaudet University 7:00-9:00 p.m., Grande Ballroom. Free Screening of the movie “The Help” Free popcorn and cornbread Wednesday, Jan. 18 9:00-9:50 […]
Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration comes to Utah Valley
Reading Time: < 1 minute In honor and remembrance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan 16, students at UVU take the opportunity to address and discuss issues around the Valley concerning important civil rights issues that are important to them, in addition to honoring him through a week long commemoration on campus.
Black Student Union club gets involved
Reading Time: 2 minutes For 20 years UVU has been celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. day, but this year is unlike the previous ones. This year is the first year the Black Student Union has helped plan and organize the festivities for MLK week. Bill Cobb, professor of History, has been on the MLK committee since it’s beginning […]
Realizing the dream
Reading Time: 2 minutes Cheryl and Linda Brown were just children when their father joined twelve other families led by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in the Brown v. Board of Education lawsuit on behalf of their children. In the 55 years since the lawsuit the sisters have remained involved in a civil rights […]