By: Tashanna Johnson Photos are from the ‘Be Revolutionary’ march hosted by the UMass Amherst Chapter of the NAACP (National Association of the Advancement of Colored People) on Thursday, October 14 2021. This march took place after a series of racist incidents targeting Black
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By: Elienishka Ramos Torres AMHERST – Many new student groups are forming at the University of Massachusetts, and among them is Black Women in Medicine. The group, which began its formation in early Spring 2020, has a mission in fostering community among pre-medical Black female students at UMass. Black Women in Medicine President Attiya Nurse,
By Brie Thompson-Bristol I never forget that I’m a person of color,
By: Brie Bristol The public has no choice but to accept activists
By Nat Luftman, Alice Troop, and James Cordero Being a Residential Assistant (RA) or a Peer Mentor (PM) at UMass Amherst is
By: Elienishka Ramos Torres On Wednesday, July 15, 2020, “Re-imagining Public Safety,” a zoom meeting hosted by several UMass Amherst student organizations,
By: UMass Amherst Racial Justice Coalition Recently, Victor Woolridge, a member and former Chair of the University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees,
By Brie Thompson-Bristol As I have continued to sit at home with family, counting the days of my life in quarantine, I
By: Elienishka Ramos Torres After a series of vague emails and unclear decisions from the UMass administration these past two weeks, thousands
