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Black NYU students walk out of class for "Blackout" protest
Posted on 11/18/15 at 9:08 pm
Posted on 11/18/15 at 9:08 pm
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November has seen protests on college campuses across the country — most notably at the University of Missouri and at Yale — to protest institutional racism and the lack of a safe place on campus for students of color. In response to these protests, on Monday, Nov. 16 the Black Students Union (BSU) at NYU organized a “Blackout.” Earlier in the day, BSU encouraged students to walk out of class at noon. This walkout would happen simultaneously with similar demonstrations at schools across the country, according to the Facebook event. All day, NYU students to wore black in solidarity with the students of color who continue to feel marginalized on their university campuses across the U.S. Students gathered at 6:15pm at the NYU Kimmel Center for University Life, holding signs reading “We will not be silenced!” and “I stand with Mizzou,” filling the stairs and the balcony of the center. The rally started out with a moment of silence to reflect on racism faced by students of color. Students then stood at a podium to share their experiences with racism at NYU in the form of speeches, poetry and spoken word. Students also made statements on the current climate of students of color at NYU and across the nation. Brea Adaku Childs, the treasurer for BSU, shared the opportunities students have to report issues racism on campus. Childs remarked, “this is not common knowledge, but you can actually report when you have microaggressions or people stereotype you” to the Office of Public Safety. Students made suggestions for updating diversity policies for the university — including eliminating criminal history screenings in the admissions process and making STEM a more inclusive field — by writing their proposals on a large sheet of paper. According to BSU President, Ari Andrews, there are three layers to the Blackout demonstration. First, to show solidarity with each other. Second, to educate the student body through the rally and other public events. Finally, to further policy by providing students the opportunity to propose further diversity policies at NYU. Senior Anjana Sreedhar sympathizes with the students at the University of Missouri and Yale, describing what racism looks like at NYU — “the racism that we see at NYU is much more insidious and harder to read”. According to an email sent to students at the university, NYU administration have organized a “University-wide conversation focusing on racial diversity and inclusiveness in university life and in our broader culture.” The event is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 18.
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Posted on 11/18/15 at 9:09 pm to geauxtigers456
They'll get the notes from a white guy I'm sure.
Posted on 11/18/15 at 9:09 pm to geauxtigers456
Racism will be clearly to blame when they fail the class.
Posted on 11/18/15 at 9:10 pm to geauxtigers456
Flunk those bitches
Posted on 11/18/15 at 9:10 pm to geauxtigers456
"What do you mean I won't get the attendance points for that day? You fricking racist!"
Posted on 11/18/15 at 9:10 pm to geauxtigers456
Our country is a better place because of them
Posted on 11/18/15 at 9:11 pm to geauxtigers456
They are so stupid to do it now, they won't get 10 minutes worth of air time with all the terrorist shite going on.
Posted on 11/18/15 at 9:13 pm to geauxtigers456
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“this is not common knowledge, but you can actually report when you have microaggressions
these people will fail so hard in the real world.
Posted on 11/18/15 at 9:14 pm to geauxtigers456
I am certain they did this in a fashion that was not disruptive to the class in progress.
If I were one of the professors with a class that would have been affected, I would have announced a pop quiz worth 50 percent of the semester grade at the beginning of the class...to be handed out at 12:05.
If I were one of the professors with a class that would have been affected, I would have announced a pop quiz worth 50 percent of the semester grade at the beginning of the class...to be handed out at 12:05.
Posted on 11/18/15 at 9:14 pm to geauxtigers456
I'm so tired of all this monkey see monkey do shite.
Posted on 11/18/15 at 9:15 pm to geauxtigers456
Hey I hate going to class full time and working about 24 hours a week. Will y'all join my protest?
Posted on 11/18/15 at 9:15 pm to geauxtigers456
Must have been a big exam that day. Probably needed a few extra days to study.
Posted on 11/18/15 at 9:17 pm to geauxtigers456
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Senior Anjana Sreedhar sympathizes with the students at the University of Missouri and Yale, describing what racism looks like at NYU — “the racism that we see at NYU is much more insidious and harder to read”.
This is code for either:
- we're making it up as we go along
or
- every school is now going to try and one-up the others with stuff
I feel bad. I know there are issues out there. But I'm so jaded from seeing tweets about a student body prez trying to muster up the national guard, people blowing a gasket over a piece of dog poop from a service dog, and so forth.
Posted on 11/18/15 at 9:18 pm to Bushmaster
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because of them
This sounds racist. I may have to RA
Posted on 11/18/15 at 9:20 pm to geauxtigers456
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the racism that we see at NYU is much more insidious and harder to read”
In other words, it's non existent and harder to make up.
Posted on 11/18/15 at 9:21 pm to sullivanct19a
Obama got all these people fricked up. Can I get a thanks obama?
Well I guess white students at southern, grambling, and Florida a&m will have to march out of class now. Geez this country
Well I guess white students at southern, grambling, and Florida a&m will have to march out of class now. Geez this country
Posted on 11/18/15 at 9:25 pm to geauxtigers456
Fail all of them. The real world doesn't give a shite about a blackout.
This post was edited on 11/18/15 at 9:26 pm
Posted on 11/18/15 at 9:25 pm to geauxtigers456
Wait they want inclusiveness but have a black student union? That's rich
Posted on 11/18/15 at 9:32 pm to aVatiger
Can't wait for one of the historically black colleges to complain about racism/white privilege on campus.
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