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
The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board. Where Main Street lines the neatly shorn grass and well-watered trees of campus, a sign sticking out of the ground reads there is “no place for hate in our town,” accompanied by a red icon with the word “HATE” struck through. Read More
The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board. Every third Monday in January is a holiday. It is a day that is set aside for our nation. It is a marking of a moment. It is a celebration. It is a day of remembrance. Every third Monday in January, Read More
Story by Mary Bradley, Editor-in-Chief and Alicia Steele, Staff writer For this year’s Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration, Murray State on Monday hosted a candlelight vigil, a community breakfast and an collection of food and personal items for local nonprofits in honor of the civil rights leader. Murray State’s Office of Multicultural Affairs partnered with the Division of Read More
On May 15, 1954 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled segregation unconstitutional in the case of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kans. This ruling came at a pivotal moment in the battle for civil rights and helped pave the way for numerous opportunities for African-Americans in the battle for equality. From the marble steps Read More
The event slogan, “Living the Dream: Breaking Barriers and Building Bridges,” was a reality for those who attended the 5th annual Martin Luther King Jr. keynote address Monday morning. Students who attended the event consider Jan. 21 not only a day of remembrance, but a day of service. Following the community breakfast, attendees gathered in Read More
In dedication to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Civil Rights Movement and the Zeta Omicron Chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity at Murray State, a monument was erected in the spring of 2012. On Wednesday, the fraternity held a rededication ceremony outside Elizabeth Hall. In 1969, when the fraternity joined Murray State, they Read More