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SPEAKOUT: “ What part has this university played in your progress as a college student?” by Ashawn-Taedo Phillips, contributing writer (STT, September 18, 2024) Tyra McCray Being at UVI has allowed me to build a community with so many diverse people. The university’s emphasis on community has helped shape me into a more well-rounded student by providing …
WATCH OUT “KARENS” (Staff, Lia Garvey & Tanika Charles, contributing writers, St. Croix, July 30, 2024). Virgin Islanders may be spared actual encounters with “Karens” but should realize that these people actually exist. Their true motives, which often underline racism, descrimination and prejudice may be clear and easily exposed. One of the most famous displays …
(STAFF, ST. CROIX, July 28, 2024). A video last month went viral, and the power of social media was evident as Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook were flooded with the tragic story of a senseless murder. The graphic video of a white police officer gunning down an unarmed, young Black woman in her own kitchen was …
(Staff, St. Croix, July 28, 2024). More details emerge concerning the murder of Sonya Massey. Officers delayed calling for medical help and the initial reports included false statements from the deputys at the scene. Family members claim they were given different versions of the cause of death. Explanations ranged from an intruder break-in to a …
Sonya Massey ducked, raised her hands above her head and apologized to an Illinois sheriff’s deputy seconds before he shot her three times, in her home, with one fatal blow to the head. by Shugga D. Rosenbloom UPDATED June 28, 2024. (Cannes, France, July 24, 2024). In yet another heart-wrenching and infuriating example of racial …
by Leyla Abdallah, contributor Often referred to as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” Opal Lee played a crucial role in advocating for Juneteenth to become a federal holiday. Her activism journey was influenced by her personal experiences and historical awareness, which were shaped by her surroundings and the cultural context in which she grew up. Opal …
by Laniqua Brow, contributing writer (STX, June 20, 2024). To start with significant historical and cultural consequences, the bill designating Juneteenth as a federal holiday in the United States was passed in 2021, marking a landmark legislative milestone. Examining how prevailing cognitive frameworks, cultural attitudes, and historical narratives impacted legislators, the public, and the …
(STX/STT, June 12, 2024) staff. UVI Student Winners of the Historic Self-Determination and Constitutional Development Poetry and Essay Contest The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) is pleased to announce the cash prize winners of the Historic Self-Determination and Constitutional Development Poetry and Essay Contest, hosted by the Social Science Department spearheaded by UVI Political …
PRESTIGIOUS CANNES LION FESTIVAL RECOGNIZES UVIABJ JOURNALIST Celebrating Creative Energy that Promotes Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (staff, April 2024, STX). The University of the Virgin Islands Association of Black Journalists (UVIABJ) continues to live vicariously through its members and announces another historic ‘first.’ The student organization proudly reports that former Vice President Shugga Rosenbloom, now …
(St. Croix, April 27, 2024) Four University of the Virgin Islands Association of Black Journalists students traveled 2,285 miles one way to join more than 300 professional and practicing television, print, and radio journalists for the 2024 event, “Black Press Meets Black Street.” They endured more than 10 hours and three airflight changes (both ways) …