Since Thomas Matthew Crooks shot at President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, PA. in July 2024, it’s been hard to miss the rise of political violence across the United States of America....

A little over a week away from the historic events at Kent State University 54 years ago, students, staff and faculty are all reflecting on how the campus community continues to commemorate May 4. Chic...

The “Armed with our Voices” immersive exhibit is now open in the Student Center in commemoration of the May 4, 1970 shooting. The exhibit was designed by the Wick Poetry Center in partnership with...

Witnesses of May 4, 1970, when four Kent State students were shot and killed and nine others wounded, talked to students about the importance of being activists for what they believe in.The May 4th Visitors...

Dozens of marchers at Kent State brought more than just chants this weekend...they brought guns.It was all in an effort to have a productive conversation about gun rights and open carry on college campuses.And...

May 4th, 1970: The Impact of Protests from KentWired.com on Vimeo.In the recent shooting and riots in Charlotte and Tulsa, we think about how these and past events impact not only the people involved,...

Kent State and the May 4th Task Force notified the general public last week that Samaria Rice, the mother of the late Tamir Rice, would be this year's keynote speaker.Soon after the announcement of the...

The date of May 4 holds no significance to most people. Aside from birthdays, anniversaries and Star Wars geeks who love to proclaim “May the fourth be with you” to one another, the day is just another...