Why You Should Question The Statues You Drive By Every Day
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Oscars Noms Usher in Minority Excellence
Image Courtesy of the BSA This years Oscar nominations are so refreshing and diverse coming off last year’s “Oscars so White” scandal. As a young actress of color, this is so empowering and motivating to see. Often, I get asked what my “type” is, meaning which actresses with whom I compare. That question has always […]
Why Do We Even Need Black History Month?
Stop asking this question.
Students Go Global at GlobalFest
Pepperdine students learn how to be global citizens
Revisit 2015’s Sit-in Demonstration: One Year Later
Graphic by Kylie Myers Yik Yak. Racist comments. A sit-in protest. The Columbus statue. Mizzou protests. On Nov. 13, 2015, 100 Pepperdine community members dressed in black and participated for nearly three hours in the first Waves Against Ignorance demonstration. One year later, the demonstration continues to spark the discussion around the topics of diversity […]
Understand the Privilege of Voting for Trump
The Effect of this Presidential Election on Ethnic Minorities
The Movement Continues
Graphic by Nate Barton Over the past few months, members of BSA and SGA have been working tirelessly to ensure the conversation concerning race relations on campus does not end. Promoting cultural competency, diversity and inclusion on Pepperdine’s campus are complex issues, but we are still making remarkable strides. To keep this conversation about diversity […]
BSA’s New Column Amplifies Their Voice
Taking advantage of this new platform puts BSA in the middle of the conversation
A Historical Analysis of Racial Tensions Within the Pepperdine Community
Photo Courtesy of Pepperdine University Special Collections and by Berkley Mason Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in a special section on race in the Graphic. “Where are you going now?” Chief Security Guard at George Pepperdine College William Charles Lane said to the group of Black high school students walking the old college […]
Pepperdine Administration Moves Toward Culturally Inclusive Environment
Photo by Stasia Demick With a newly developed “task force,” a summit planned for a Seaver faculty training on cultural inclusiveness, and various workshops in production, Pepperdine administration is in the planning process of supplying students and faculty with the tools to increase cultural competence on campus. The “task force” is a group that was […]
