Erica Smiley on the importance of the history of the Black Student Movement
Excerpt Description: Erica Smiley explains the uniqueness of the Black Student Movement as partially directed by learning the history ofContinue Reading
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Erica Smiley on self-empowerment and the fight against tuition hikes
Excerpt Description: Erica Smiley remembers the moment in which she utilized her power as a student to challenge the University.Continue Reading
Erica Smiley on the importance of organizing North Carolina
Excerpt Description: Erica Smiley describes her relationship to the state of North Carolina and the responsibility of organizing at theContinue Reading
Erica Smiley on collectively leveraging student power in social movements
Excerpt Description: Erica Smiley recounts the moment in which she was transformed by the idea that people could come togetherContinue Reading
John Sellars on the relationship between Black students and Black community of Chapel Hill
Excerpt Description: John Sellars explains that the main difference between the BSM and the UNC NAACP was their identification withContinue Reading
John Sellars on the creation of first office for the Black Student Movement
Excerpt Description: John Sellars describes the significance of the creation of the first office for the Black Student Movement onContinue Reading
Donyell Roseboro on the need for a social space within the Stone Center
Excerpt Description: Donyell Roseboro, who wrote her dissertation on the BCC movement, describes her evolving understanding of the Stone CenterContinue Reading
Tim Minor on the role of the Stone Center for Black students
Excerpt Description: Tim Minor describes how the role of the Black Cultural Center/Stone Center has changed for Black students overContinue Reading
Tim Minor on the responsibility of alumni to support current Black students
Excerpt Description: Tim Minor explains his interest in learning from current Black students what they need from alumni to buildContinue Reading
Carol McDonald on speak-outs as a consciousness-raising tactic
Excerpt Description: Carol McDonald describes how speak-outs were used as a consciousness-raising tactic for the BCC movement in which toContinue Reading