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The College News 2/23/22

The College News 2/23/22

February 23, 2022

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Student art project commemorates Black History Month

February 9, 2022

Raleigh Hightower Lifestyle Editor [email protected] A periodic table is on display outside the Murray State History Department. But it doesn’t...

In his presentation Bizzell highlighted the beliefs of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. (Jill Rush/The News)

Public speaker talks about racial inequality

February 25, 2021

Mason Galemore ContributingWriter [email protected] Imagine what Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X would think if they were alive today....

Pictured is the sign above the Multicultural Office on the first floor of the Curris Center. (Dionte Berry/The News)

Murray State organizations celebrate Black History Month

February 18, 2021

Dionte Berry Features Editor [email protected] With in-person gatherings out of the picture, the Office of Multicultural Initiatives has been...

Groves’ family of five generations is displayed on the 7th floor of Prince Doyle Fine Arts. (Cady Stribling/The News)

Student showcases Black History Month with art exhibit

February 26, 2020

Ciara Benham Staff Writer [email protected] Senior art major Jasmine Groves has brought Black History Month to life with a new art exhibition. Her...

Student McKenna Barken talks about what Black History Month means to her. (Photo courtesy of McKenna Barken)

Black History Month: Students discuss what it means to them

February 19, 2020

Dionte Berry Contributing Writer [email protected] Iris Snapp Contributing Writer [email protected] Black History Month is the time...

'The beauty of blackness': Murray State student shares her experience growing up as a racial minority

‘The beauty of blackness’: Murray State student shares her experience growing up as a racial minority

February 22, 2018

Since 1976, each U.S. president has designated February as Black History Month, when the nation honors the role of black people in American history. Alex...

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Murray State’s Black History

January 31, 2017

Story by Lindsey Coleman, Staff writer In 1922, Senate Bill 14 established Murray State as a “normal” school for educating only white future teachers,...

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Taty Baker struts across the runway during the ‘Across he Decades’ fashion show.

Fashion show caps off the month

March 3, 2016

Story by Brianna Willis, Staff writer The combination of February being designated Black History Month and the historic anniversary of desegregation...

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A month of much-needed recognition

February 25, 2016

The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board. All but one member of The Murray State News’ editorial board,...

Black History Month kicks off

February 14, 2014

February has been Black History Month since 1976 when Gerald R. Ford asked Americans to seize the opportunity to honor black history. The switch took...

Students celebrate black history month

February 14, 2013

In contribution to the spirit of appreciation that embodies the month of February, the African Students Club and the Black Student Council find ways to...

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