In February 2020, West Woods School, an elementary school in Hamden Connecticut, cast two Black students as enslaved Africans for a school play. The play intended to teach students about the slave trade. The teacher in charge of this class assignment apologized to the students’ parents, and school officials released a statement about this incident….
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Everything You Need to Know about Renting an Apartment Off-Campus
College itself is an amazing experience, full of novelty and adventure. Yet, there’s a certain excitement about renting your first apartment — a combination of both joy and uncertainty. Along with it, you’re taking your first steps toward adulthood by learning how to manage your finances, take care of a home, and address issues like…
Urgent Call to Disarm Yale Police Department in wake of 4/16 shooting
April 20, 2019 Dear President Peter Salovey, Chief of Police Ronnell Higgins, and senior members of the Yale administration: We, Black Students for Disarmament at Yale, unite to demand that Peter Salovey and the Yale Police Department implement immediate and lasting policies to address the injustice of the April 16th shooting of Stephanie Washington and…
Let’s Talk: New Haven Reproductive Justice and the Fight to Normalize Healthy Black Birth
When Dr. Khiara Bridges, revered lawyer and anthropologist, rose to the podium at the Yale School of Public Health on September 17th for “Pathologizing Black Birth”, she held her head high and told the story of Rhonda. Rhonda, a mother of four, had just finished settling a lawsuit filed seven years earlier with the…
Release Melecio Andazola Morales from detention
Melecio Andazola Morales is a father to 4 children, the youngest of whom is only 2 years old. He has been living and working in the U.S. for nearly 20 years. He has contributed to solidifying the fast-growing infrastructure of the Denver area, working on the construction of the Denver Coliseum, the Denver Airport, and…