Black History Month
Student art project commemorates Black History Month
Raleigh Hightower Lifestyle Editor rhightower@murraystate.edu A periodic table is on display outside the Murray State History Department. But it doesn’t display elements. Rather, it displays history: this periodic table recognizes several categories of influential African-Americans, outside of the famous civil rights era activists. The project, on display outside the history department offices in Faculty Hall Read More
Public speaker talks about racial inequality
Mason Galemore ContributingWriter mgalemore@murraystate.edu Imagine what Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X would think if they were alive today. Think of the pain they would have felt at the news of the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. Then envision what they would do. On Monday, Feb. 22, guest speaker Odell Bizzell II Read More
Murray State organizations celebrate Black History Month
Dionte Berry Features Editor dberry11@murraystate.edu With in-person gatherings out of the picture, the Office of Multicultural Initiatives has been hosting a series of virtual events throughout February to celebrate Black History Month and the notable Black figures who have shaped the world. Traditionally, Murray State students would see a week of events hosted by both Read More
Student showcases Black History Month with art exhibit
Ciara Benham Staff Writer cbenham@murraystate.edu Senior art major Jasmine Groves has brought Black History Month to life with a new art exhibition. Her exhibition showcases photographs of black families, including her own and her friends’. “I love that we have the ability to admire the past, but also move on,” Groves said. She was inspired Read More
Black History Month: Students discuss what it means to them
Dionte Berry Contributing Writer dberry11@murraystate.edu Iris Snapp Contributing Writer isnapp@murraystate.edu Black History Month is the time to celebrate the accomplishments of black people that have positively shaped history, and reflect on what the black community has gone through in the past. The Office of Multicultural Initiatives and Black Student Council have come together to celebrate Read More
‘The beauty of blackness’: Murray State student shares her experience growing up as a racial minority
Since 1976, each U.S. president has designated February as Black History Month, when the nation honors the role of black people in American history. Alex Smith, a senior at Murray State who is a McNair Scholar, the vice president of the local NAACP chapter, a member of the Office of Multicultural Affairs leadership team, the Read More
Murray State’s Black History
Story by Lindsey Coleman, Staff writer In 1922, Senate Bill 14 established Murray State as a “normal” school for educating only white future teachers, but since then Murray State has made strides in excelling in the name of racial equality. Sixty-two years after its integration, Murray State celebrates Black History Month and the accomplishments made Read More