What Does Black History Month Mean To You?
Jewel Antoine, Contributing Writer
February 27, 2019
Black History Month, or African-American History Month, is an annual celebration in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Germany. This observance was created with the purpose of recognizing and celebrating the remarkable individuals and events in the history of the African d...
Curated Collections: Kanopy Black History Month Picks
Jewel Antoine, Contributing Writer
February 20, 2019
Kanopy is an award-winning video streaming service that provides access to over 30,000 documentaries and films to subscribers — including St. John’s University students, provided through the university library. This February, in celebration of Black History Month, Kanopy has an entire category...
Student Leaders Talk Black History Month Programming
Beverly Danquah, Features Editor
January 30, 2019
Growing up, Raven Jackson always anticipated celebrating Black History Month. Today, as content creator for Media and Branding on the Haraya E-board, she thinks of every day as a day to celebrate black history because of childhood memories of her family’s commemoration of the month-long celebration. ...
Authenticity Matters: Being Black in Corporate America
Bre'Anna Grant, Staff Writer
February 14, 2018
Nearly 30 students had the opportunity to network with professionals from JPMorgan Chase, Protiviti and Ernst & Young last Wednesday, Feb. 7 at the “Being Black in Corporate America” event hosted by Alpha Kappa Psi co-ed fraternity and the National Association of Black Accountants. Panelists...
How Africa Connects Us: The Caribbean Diaspora
Dewayne Goforth, Contributing Writer
February 14, 2018
The second of a three-part series called, “How Africa Connects Us” focused on “The Caribbean Diaspora: The Effects of the African Slave Trade” on Wednesday, Feb. 7. The event was sponsored by the Caribbean Student Association (CSA), Latin American Student Organization (LASO), African Students As...
Black History Month Should Matter to You
Arturo Enamorado, Staff Writer
February 7, 2018
After word broke out about an SJU student deliberately harassing and stalking two other students of color, there was certainly a need for a conversation. Often I hear people saying, “Why is Black History Month important? Does it accomplish anything?” But Black History Month is more than just remembe...
Highlighting Women in Hip-Hop
Joerenz Tabanda-Bolina, Contributing Writer
February 7, 2018
Feb. 1 brought Black History Month celebrations at the University. To kick things off, students were treated to “Women in Hip Hop,” a panel discussion made possible by Haraya, Women and Gender Studies Interdisciplinary Minor, Spectrum, Tess Digital and Turane. Hosted by alumna Destiny Ross, the night beg...
Dinner Honors Martin Luther King Jr.
Alexis Gaskin, Staff Writer
February 7, 2018
The University’s celebration of Black History Month launched last Monday, Jan. 29, with the Office of Multicultural Affairs’ annual MLK Dinner. The event, hosted in the D’Angelo Center ballroom, permitted students and staff to reflect on the events upcoming in the month and also on the impact ...
DACA and Daring to Dream
Joerenz Tabanda-Bolina, Contributing Writer
February 7, 2018
On the second day of Black History Month, Haraya and LASO gave an informational session on Feb. 2 on DACA, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. Students Darrell Bratcher and Melissa Lozano led the talk in the Little Theatre and they held a quiet, serious tone as the event moved through facts, ...
Vincentian View: Black Catholic History Month
Fr. Patrick J. Griffin, C.M., Special to the Torch
November 16, 2017
Pope John Paul II canonized Josephine Bakhita in 2000. That means that he declared her a saint, not that he “made her” one. Therefore, he expressed the recognition that the People of God know that she is a saint. She dwells in the presence of God at this very moment. Bakhita was a Canossian Da...
MLK display and dinner unites students, faculty
Ariana Ortiz and Kaylee Herndon
February 1, 2017
On the eve of Black History Month, the University hosted two events commemorating Martin Luther King Jr., on Monday, Jan. 30. These events consisted of an art display in Marillac Terrace, as well as an annual dinner. “This was a huge collaboration from everyone from the Black History Month c...
Haraya empowers black community and reaches across cultures
Livia Paula, Features Editor
February 17, 2016
Pride, dignity and freedom – that’s the meaning behind the Swahili word Haraya. That was also the name that six African-Americans St. John’s University students chose in 1968 when they created the organization. These six individuals probably didn’t know at that time that 48 years lat...
