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Gathering of attendees at Black Lives Matter rally listening to guest speaker speak.

UNF SDS holds a Blacks Lives Matter rally to stand against racial injustice and police brutality

Jessica May, Khorri Newton, and Heydi Ortiz Sep 27, 2018

Students gathered on the Green on Wednesday, Sept. 26 for a Black Lives Matter rally hosted by the Students for a Democratic Society. The event was hosted as a means of standing against social and racial...

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UNF SDS drops banner recognizing victims of police brutality

UNF SDS drops banner recognizing victims of police brutality

Joseph Girouard Sep 19, 2018

On Monday afternoon, Students for a Democratic Society revealed a banner in Alumni Square displaying victim names of police brutality.  [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_fyia59z5o[/embedyt] The...

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"It's okay to be white" signs we're found around UNF campus.

“It’s okay to be white” signs found on campus

A student reported finding several signs that read “It’s okay to be white” on campus. The student said she found these signs in the women’s bathroom at Founder’s Hall, in a Spinnaker box...

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No punishment for creators of racist BLM video

No punishment for creators of racist BLM video

Tiffany Salameh and Andy Castro Nov 4, 2017

The students who were a part of the racist Snapchat video mocking a Black Lives Matter rally Oct. 11 will face no consequences, according to a report from The Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity...

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UNF President John Delaney. Photo by Lili Weinstein

Week in rewind: Racist video, no SG president and more

Ronnie Rodgers Oct 19, 2017

Mims Steps down as President Student Body President Samantha Mims resigned via email last week after being given an ultimatum by the Attorney General Jaclyn Glosson to step down or face impeachment....

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SDS speaks on "anti-black" video, the BLM rally and their call to action

SDS speaks on “anti-black” video, the BLM rally and their call to action

Ronnesha Rodgers Oct 13, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KGBpp4hNOI&t=115s After a disturbing video of two males mocking the recent Black Lives Matter rally at UNF surfaced, the Students for a Democratic Society sat down...

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Delaney responds to racially disturbing video allegedly featuring students

Ronnie Rodgers Oct 12, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYEM09GF73Y UNF President John Delaney responded to a Snapchat video of alleged students jumping around making monkey noises with a caption “What actually went on at...

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Many students took a knee on the Green during the BLM protest. Photo by Andy Castro

Black Lives Matter Rally: Take a Knee UNF

Ronnie Rodgers Oct 11, 2017

https://youtu.be/IWl3HG0EwBI Video by Jas Chung-Campbell and Andy Castro  Students of all types flocked to the Green on Oct. 11 for Take a Knee UNF, a rally hosted by the Students for a Democratic Society...

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Black Lives Matter met on the Green for an organized protest Wednesday.

Photo by Brittany Moore

Black Lives Matter rally at UNF met with protest

Tiffany Salameh Sep 29, 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qohxt_sR8d8 Video by Jack Drain “Black lives matter” rang through campus Wednesday afternoon as students chanted and cheered on the Green to protest police brutality....

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Dr. Roy Kaplan introducing the need to talk about race. Photo by Erin Bisesti

Students engage in discussion about race in Courageous Conversation talk

Erin Bisesti Sep 16, 2016
Students of various backgrounds gathered in the Student Union to discuss various aspects of race and social justice in on September 15.
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 Photo by Jenn Mello

“Unapologetic” brings Black Lives Matter and police brutality discussion to campus

Courtney Stringfellow Jul 18, 2016

Soul music from singers such as Marvin Gaye poured in from invisible speakers in the Osprey Clubhouse multipurpose room and tables were arranged in a rectangle, creating an amiable atmosphere to begin...

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UNF students join Black Lives Matter rally

UNF students join Black Lives Matter rally

Danae Leake Jul 11, 2016

The record-breaking temperatures could tempt anyone into staying indoors on a Sunday afternoon. But for a group of nearly 300 citizens in Jacksonville, it was a perfect time to protest. The protest bringing...

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