#bbum

[kyum-bum-blog]

getting more and more aggressive these days smh

[lovemecraazy-blog]

As a student who has been nurtured by a single sex education for the past 10 years and a historically black institution for the past 3, transferring to a predominately white institution and studying within a predominately male program has been difficult to say the least. I am 1 of 64 Black Women in the College of Engineering which houses a little over 9,000 students. It is emotionally exhausting trying to learn in a space that is infected with systematic oppression. It is mentally exhausting trying to learn in a space that was not intended to teach me. It is such a stark contrast going from an environment where I was empowered and encouraged to excel, to a competitive environment where I am expected to fail. Every day I battle racial and gender inequality, as if Mechanical Engineering is not already a battle within itself. As exhausting as it is, I will not quit. I will not quit because I know the power that I possess and it is threatening to the systematic oppression that is in place. To the Black Students of Mizzou, you must not quit either. You have power that is intimidating and threatening to the system that racist individuals have fought 400 years to keep in place. The hatred and blatant disrespect is a survival defense tactic; a lousy and ineffective one at that, but we are not afraid. We deserve to be here and we will thrive here. We owe it to the future generation just as much as we owe it to our ancestors whose blood built these schools. To the black students at Mizzou, I stand with you in solidarity. #ConcernedStudent1950 #BBUM #BlackOnCampus #WeAreHereToStay (at University of Michigan)

[michiganengineering]

Students, board members, and representatives of various regions of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) dance during the closing cookout of the 2015 NSBE National Leadership Conference outside of the Lurie Engineering Center on June 6, 2015.

Photo: Joseph Xu, Michigan Engineering Communications and Marketing

www.engin.umich.edu

[notesfromanaspiringhumanitarian]

A Photo Campaign for Social Action: I, Too, Am Harvard

A Photo Campaign for Social Action: I, Too, Am Harvard

Black Students at Harvard University are raising their voices about what it is like to be Black on Campus.

“A photo campaign highlighting the faces and voices of black students at Harvard College. Our voices often go unheard on this campus, our experiences are devalued, our presence is questioned– this project is our way of speaking…

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[dear-white-people]

THE MOST EPIC GOOGLE HANGOUT EVER* is happening TODAY with Dear White People writer/director Justin Simien, #ITooAmHarvard, #BBUM, and the UCLA Black Bruins! Colorlines is moderating and we're talking all things race and the politics of higher education. 

Getting started at 4pm PST but you can join and start asking questions now: https://plus.google.com/events/coov4rmc6l2c7c33mvigbei87vg

*Still calculating epicness, but it'll certainly be up there.

[goodblacknews]

Black College Students Launch Artistic Social Media Campaigns About Race

Black College Students Launch Artistic Social Media Campaigns About Race

Instead of growing Afros, staging riots or organizing sit-ins, this generation of protesters are crafting witty digital projects to rally themselves.  Back in November, several black students at the University of Michigan launched a social media campaign on Twitter, using the hashtag #BBUM, an acronym for “being black at the University of Michigan,” to describe their unique and often…

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[notesfromanaspiringhumanitarian]

In Diversity Gap at Michigan Flagship, Signs of a Lost Public Mission: Blogs You Should Read

In Diversity Gap at Michigan Flagship, Signs of a Lost Public Mission: Blogs You Should Read

“Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.”—-Frederick Douglas

Check out this article from The Chronicle of Higher Education. I’m placing it in the Blogs You Should Read Category. Selected Excerpts below.

In Diversity Gap at Michigan Flagship, Signs of a Lost Public Mission

“However, it’s important to take a step back and look at these developments within a broader…

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[uknowjmac]

The #BBUM campaign and the stories shared, while important, are not unique to U of M. It is a national issue that affects students at PWIs from Michigan to Harvard