Campaign: Black History Month

 

Following the Black Lives Matter movement in June 2020, Harding University formed a Task Force on Recognizing African American Achievement at Harding University. Harding received more pressure during the Black Lives Matter movement on social media due to our alumnus, Botham Jean, who was murdered in his apartment in Dallas, TX by a white police officer and because the building in the hear of our campus, the auditorium, is named after George S. Benson, who was originally opposed to segregation on campus. In preparation of February being Black History Month and the return to in-person chapel, the recommendations made by the task force to the Board of Trustees at Harding University were being released. After being a part of monitoring the incoming messages in the summer, I felt a responsibility to make the decisions and content surrounding Black History month meaningful and genuine for our community, especially the African Americans in our community. My goal was to showcase our African American history, while also giving current faculty and students a platform to share their experiences unfiltered. I will add more content as the month continues and content goes live. After the memorials were dedicated in September and October of 2021, I planned content for February 2022 to focus on our current students and young alumni’s accomplishments.

2021

Dedications

2022