On Wednesday, Feb. 13, William Jewell College’s Black Student Association (BSA) hosted their third annual Jewell Kitchen – a soul food dinner. For $5 before the event or $7 at the door, students and other members of the Jewell community were treated to overflowing plates of fried chicken, corn bread,…
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Featured Club: Black Student Association
The Black Student Association (BSA) at William Jewell College provides an opportunity for education about black culture, history and current events through opportunities offered during the year. BSA President Micah Williams, junior biology and Applied Critical Thought and Inquiry (ACT-In) major, shared the principal mission of the club. “Our overall…
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Black History Month at Jewell
In the U.S., February is designated as Black History Month. This is a time to celebrate the achievements of African Americans and recognize the central role of black culture in U.S. history. This has been a tradition since 1976. Every year at William Jewell College the Black Student Association (BSA)…
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Feminist Club reflects and looks forward
William Jewell College Feminist Club hosted Feminist Week on the WJC campus Feb. 13 to Feb. 17. The Executive cabinet of the Feminist Club sought to raise awareness of their organization and feminism through Feminist Week, and to disseminate the definition of “feminism”: the theory of political, social, and economic…
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Semester plans for WJC Feminists, BSA and QUILTBAG
Photo taken by Elizabeth Messina Throughout the year, multiple clubs and organizations host fundraisers, events and gatherings in order to bring like-minded people together and share their passions with one another. Three clubs that have been making strides on William Jewell’s campus this year are Feminist Club, Black Student Association…
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A Letter to the Editor: BSA Cabinet
William Jewell College prides itself in being an institution that represents courage, liberty, respect, community, honor, justice, excellence and faith. We recognize that there is not a perfect institution that exist, but we also realize that William Jewell is not foreign to the culture that promotes the types of events…
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BSA & Black History Month: what’s happened and what’s ahead
The members of the William Jewell Black Student Association (BSA) celebrate Black History Month on the Hill with a full schedule of events. Earlier this month, the organization partnered with the Kappa Alpha Order and held the first #ITooAmJewell campaign. This campaign originally began at Harvard University, where the hashtag…
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BSA holds candlelight vigil for Michael Brown and victims of violence
Last Tuesday, October 21st, 2014, the Black Student Association held a prayer vigil for Michael Brown and other victims of police brutality and violence. The ceremony began in Gano Chapel where several students gave presentations about topics such as white privilege and police brutality against young people. “I feel like…
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Regional context of “Space for Grace” BSA event
Events in Ferguson, Mo over the summer that were remembered during BSA’s event “Space for Grace”. (Photo source: Light Brigading) Interest in the events of the shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed teen, on Aug. 9 has reached communities beyond the boundaries of the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, MO. …
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