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Kiya Green (left), Hillary Curd (center), Callie Avonet (right), who all created projects for their Black Faculty and Staff Community History internship, pose for a photo inside the University of Utahs Black Cultural Center on February 22, 2024. (Photo by Andrew Christiansen | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Students Create Projects to Explore Black History at the U

By Andrew Christiansen, Online Managing Editor March 1, 2024

  In celebration of Black History Month, the Equity, Diversity & Inclusion office at the University of Utah showcased three student projects that focus on Black innovators, leaders and change-makers...

Panelists and audiences at the Reframing the Conversation event at Hinckley Institute in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. (Photo by Xiangyao “Axe” Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

U Panel Explores Hip-Hop’s 50-Year Influence on Culture and Social Movements

By Andrew Christiansen, Online Managing Editor February 16, 2024

  The Equity, Diversity & Inclusion office at the University of Utah held its monthly Reframing the Conversation event, “50 Years of Hip-Hop’s Influence on the Culture and Social Movements,”...

Community members and students gather for the Open House of the Black Cultural Center at the University of Utah

Black History Month: The U Needs to Do More to Support Black Communities, Students Say

By Stevie Shaughnessey, Home Stretch Producer, Host February 21, 2023

  Over the course of February 2023, the Black Cultural Center will have several events each week to honor Black History Month and celebrate Black students at the University of Utah. These events...

We Need Diverse Books (Courtesy We Need Diverse Books)

Black History Month: We Need Diverse Books Now More Than Ever

By Whit Fuller, Arts Writer March 4, 2022

  It’s important to recognize organizations like We Need Diverse Books and their promotion of Black voices in literature as Black History Month 2022 has just ended. We Need Diverse Books Black...

(Courtesy University of Utah Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion)

U Black Cultural Center Hosts Open Mic Night for Poetic Justice

By Abhilasha Khatri, Investigative Editor February 26, 2022

  On Friday, Feb. 18, the Black Cultural Center, in association with the University of Utah’s Intersect X12 and the Utah Black Artists Collective, hosted an open mic event called “Poetic Justice.”...

Latoya Cameron and Cameron Beck in The Clean-Up Project premiering at Plan-B Theatre (Photo Credit Sharah Meservy)

Plan-B Theatre’s Premiere of ‘The Clean-Up Project’ is a Shocking Conversation about Race

By Hannah Keating, Arts Editor February 17, 2022

  In the world premiere of Carleton Bluford’s “The Clean-Up Project,” Plan-B Theatre opens their 2022 season during Black History Month with a glaring and intimate look at racism in an America...

Community members and students gather for the Open House of the Black Cultural Center at the University of Utah

Black History Month 2022 Emphasizes Black Health and Wellness

By Isaac Dunaway and Natalie Colby February 17, 2022

  Black History Month takes place every February in the United States to coincide with the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln. Meligha Garfield, director of the University of...

(Graphic by Cyan Larson | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Alexander: We Still Need Critical Race Theory

By CJ Alexander, Special Projects Managing Editor February 17, 2022

  After finding my work with Critical Race Theory, a local Utah high school teacher invited me to discuss the topic with their school’s Black Student Union. Because I support the teaching of...

Akilah Woodford-Sims braiding Latesia’s hair at Beyond Braids in Salt Lake City on Feb. 10, 2021 (Photo by Emily Rincon | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Alexander: Protect Black Hairstyles

By CJ Alexander, Special Projects Managing Editor February 15, 2022

  We are only one week into Black History Month, and Black excellence is already under attack. Across the country, bomb threats have terrorized historically Black colleges and universities, while...

(Graphic by Cyan Larson | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Alexander: We Need Critical Race Theory

By CJ Alexander, Special Projects Managing Editor June 1, 2021

  It’s been one year since George Floyd died and our nation demanded an end to police brutality against Black people. Our institutions, policies, laws and daily lives came under scrutiny as we...

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