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Black, All and Blue Lives Matter misunderstood in Asheville and across the nation

November 12, 2020November 12, 2020 Blue Banner Staff Member 0 Comments Asheville Police Department, black lives matter, misunderstood, racism

Courtney Garcia News Writer cgarcia1@unca.edu Rob Thomas, one of the Justice Coalition Community liaisons, said the Black Lives Matter movement

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Asheville City Council approves reparations for Black residents

September 13, 2020September 13, 2020 Blue Banner Staff Member 0 Comments Asheville, asheville city council, racism, reparations

Cameron Woodyard Contributor cwoodyar@unca.edu The city of Asheville took one of the first steps in addressing inequality toward Black residents,

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Vigil honors Jacob Blake and victims of police brutality

September 13, 2020 Blue Banner Staff Member 0 Comments Asheville, avl, flowers, memorial, police, police brutality, racism, unca, vigil

Brandon Buckles News Writer bbuckles@unca.edu Asheville social justice supporters held a vigil for Jacob Blake, the Black father of six

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Students and staff of UNCA discuss racial equity and justice

March 31, 2019 Sarah Shadburne 0 Comments college, equity, justice, news, racial equity, racism, social justice, university

The students and staff at UNC Asheville recently came together in an open discussion on justice and racial equity The discussion was facilitated by Paul Gorski, the director of the Equity Literacy Institute. According to Gorski, the goal for this event was to get everyone engaged in a meaningful conversation over racism and anti-racism.

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Student Athletes support Dream Crazy

September 18, 2018November 7, 2018 Maggie Haddock 0 Comments colin Kaepernick, diversity, dream crazy, football, kneeling, nfl, politics, protest, racial tension, racism

The new Nike ad, Dream Crazy, has created a huge controversy, but is strongly supported within UNC Asheville’s athletes.

Opinion

America must work harder for racial equality

March 1, 2018 Samantha Savery 1 Comment black history month, black lives matter, opinion, race, racial equality, racism, student opinion

While February holds the life and death of Trayvon Martin and the observation of Black History Month, it opens a conversation about what it all means and where we go from here as a nation.