by News Bureau | Feb 1, 2012 | Headlines
Byron Adams hopes February’s Black History Month events on campus will promote cultural awareness. The Center for Academic Support and Diversity and the Black Student Union have an array of activities planned for the national annual observance. “Students should...
by News Bureau | Feb 25, 2011 | Business, Headlines
Emotions ran high as people gathered in Dempsey Hall Feb. 25 for the unveiling and dedication of the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh’s first-ever historical marker, commemorating “Black Thursday.” The historical marker was placed at the site of the Black...
by Natalie Johnson | Feb 16, 2011 | Alumni News, Headlines
A half century ago, Rev. Aaron Johnson was among the black college students who dared to sit at whites-only lunch tables. Dressed in a jacket and tie, he sat with his fellow Shaw University classmates at a Raleigh lunch counter, only to have hot soup thrown in his...