Sierra E.L Horsey – Temple Update

The Issue of Race at Temple University

Thu, 10 Dec 2015 03:20:05 +0000

https://www.cla.temple.edu/africanamericanstudies/ Temple has a Black Student Union, an NAACP chapter and an African American Studies Department but still Black students feel that racism exists outside of the Black organizations. After racially explicit slurs emerged on the anonymous app, Yik Yak and a White Student Union Twitter account trolled Black students last semester to go against the…

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The 2nd Annual Urban Unification Rally & Performance for Peace Showcase

Fri, 23 Oct 2015 04:07:03 +0000

Dozens of people came out to celebrate the 2nd Annual Urban Unification and Performance for Peace Showcase on October 18th. The event was held in Love Park by A Helping Hand From Your Fellow Man, a local community service organization. The founder of A Helping Hand…, Michael Arrington, Jr., is all about spreading positivity through the Philadelphia community and he did just that.

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Opinion: That’s So NOT Raven

Thu, 22 Oct 2015 04:51:15 +0000

This month, Raven-Symone put her foot in her mouth…again. The once little Olivia from The Cosby Show and now co-host on The View had some downright rude remarks about people with “Black sounding” names. After a clip of the Top 60 Ghetto Black Names was shown on the talk show, Raven said that she would not hire a person with a name like the ones mentioned in the video. “I am very discriminatory…

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Temple Football Excitement!

Wed, 07 Oct 2015 21:51:10 +0000

After Saturday’s win against the Charlotte 49ers, the Temple Owls are now 4 and 0. Main Campus is excited about the start of the season and is confident that the football team will continue to win. After all, they did beat the Penn State Nittany Lions back on September 5, which was their first time in 74 years. After that victory, the excitement did not stop there as the Owls continued to…

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