Posts Tagged ‘anti-Blackness’
To Be Black and Safe – Reflections on the Buffalo Mass Shooting ♥
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Dear campus community, May 14 began like any other Saturday afternoon for customers at Tops Friendly Market in Buffalo, New York. The day ended quite differently, however. Gun shots shattered…
Read MoreDaunte Wright – A Death in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota ♥ ★ ✚
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Dear campus community, Daunte Wright joins a lengthening and disheartening list of unarmed Black people who have been killed in police custody. The time and place may be different, but…
Read MoreInclusive Excellence Term Chair Call for Nominations ★
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Dear colleagues, The Inclusive Excellence Term Chair (IE Term Chair) Program is envisioned to transform UCI through research, teaching, and service aligned to the priorities of its Black Thriving Initiative.…
Read MoreBuilding a Culture Where Black People Thrive: Resources for Confronting Anti-Blackness
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Dear Campus Community, I am writing to follow up on Chancellor Gillman’s call to the campus community on May 31 to dismantle systemic anti-Black sentiment. I want to announce the…
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Office of Inclusive Excellence | Why Juneteenth Matters in 2020 ♥★✚
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Dear campus community, Today the campus observes the 155th anniversary of Juneteenth or National Freedom Day. It refers to the date when enslaved Black men, women and children in the…
Read MoreOffice of Inclusive Excellence | Inclusive Excellence and the UCI Police Department ♥ ★ ✚
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To the Anteater community: We are writing to announce several actions to further align the UCI Police Department with our commitment to inclusive excellence and confronting anti-Black racism. This commitment…
Read MoreSchool of Humanities | Events this week on anti-blackness and racism ♥ ★ ✚
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Events this week on anti-blackness and racism The events of the last two weeks following the police killing of George Floyd have galvanized ongoing protests and calls for action…
Read MoreSchool of Medicine | Stand Against Racism: A Call-to-Action ♥ ★ ✚
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Dear Community, Today, our hearts are broken. As two members of a small number of African-American faculty in the UCI School of Medicine, we find ourselves in tears yet again.…
Read MoreSchool of Law | UCI Law Community Statement ♥★
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Dear UCI Law Community, I have been ripped apart by the events of the past few weeks. Not because the issues are new, but precisely because they are not. I…
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