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Film Friday: Black History Month creates a conversation about intersectionality and activism.

Kimmy Daniels Reporter • February 9, 2020

Who organized the March on Washington? Easy — Martin Luther King Jr., right? Actually, it was his organizer and strategist Bayard Rustin. Rustin was a staple in the Civil Rights Movement and organized...

Steve Harvey scholarship recipients navigate freshman year

Abigail Mack General assignment reporter • February 8, 2020

Freshman year of college is an exciting and memorable time for any student. For eight incoming freshmen who received full scholarships to attend Kent State, freshman year has been even more special. The...

Lamar Hylton works to help students, spreads diversity across campus

Taylor Peach Reporter • February 8, 2020

Lamar Hylton, interim vice president of student affairs, started as a Golden Flash in 2016 as Dean of Students. He took immediate action to make sure students were on the path to success. Hylton attended...

Soup and Substance allows students to discuss one’s purpose

Michael Reed General assignment reporter • February 6, 2020

First-generation college students can find success by demonstrating their abilities and protecting their integrity, Tameka Ellington, faculty director for diversity at Kent State’s Shanno Rodgers and...

OPINION: The Crosbys are Kent State’s best kept secret

Kofi Khemet • March 10, 2019

Sankofa is an Akan proverb that literally means “return and fetch it.”Some people believe that as long as we continue to speak the names of those who’ve departed that they will continue to live in...

Black History Month: A Kent State legacy

Lyric Aquino • February 20, 2019

How the nationally recognized celebration began on campusEdmund Timothy Moore sat far up in the stands of his high school’s gymnasium, his body sweaty from the lack of circulation in the overcrowded...

A look back — and ahead — at African-American Greek life

David Williams • February 20, 2019

Correction: The initial story stated there were seven Greek organizations. This story has been corrected to reflect the correct number, which is eight. There are eight Greek organizations at Kent State...

KSU students celebrate Black History Month

Molly Heideman • February 14, 2019

Flash Activities Board (FAB) and Center for Student Involvement hosted their first Black History Month celebration for students Feb. 13.Board games, crafts, Mancala, information about Black History Month,...

Students use talents to express African-American experience

Quaylyn Hairston • February 7, 2017

As part of its Black History Month celebration, the Male Empowerment Network (M.E.N.) held a Black Expressions event on Tuesday night in the Student Multicultural Center.The idea behind the event was “for...

Kent State honors Black History Month

Hana Barkowitz Diversity Reporter • February 24, 2016

Concerns surrounding Black History Month and the need to recognize it are now more crucial than ever, Kent students say.Emanuel Jackson, Director of Student Relations for Black United Students and sophomore...

Black United Students commemorate their history

February 22, 2016

Black History Month has been a large part of African-American culture since the 1920's. In 1926, it was first initiated as Negro History Week.To Kent State's Black United Students, however, the celebration...

TV2 News: Feb. 1, 2016

Chip Reid, Lexi Walters, TV2 • February 1, 2016

On Monday's Newscast, University President Beverly Warren announces a new branding campaign, Pan-African studies events are scheduled to be held on campus in honor of Black History Month, and TV2 takes...