Sunday, July 6, 2025
Photo by Scott Yunker Members of the New Jersey Legislature spoke at a Black Student Union-hosted banquet commemorating Black Solidarity Day in the Alumni Lounges on Monday night. Assemblyman Gordon Johnson (D-37) and Jamel Holley (D-20) stressed the importance of black youth participation in community and national politics. BSU President […]
Ebony Women for Social Change hosted an event on Thursday to examine the issues and criticisms women face about their clothing, asking students the question: What makes something trashy, and what makes something classy? With women’s appearances constantly under scrutiny in society, the decision regarding what to wear gets increasingly […]
Photo by Hannah Reasoner The vigil and Black Lives Matter banquet on Friday night was one of the closing events for Black Solidarity Week, which held a series of events from Sunday, Nov. 6 through Saturday, Nov. 12. The week started with a church service and community cleanup on Sunday […]
A diverse panel of women leaders at Ramapo answered questions about discrimination, motivation and success to an attentive crowd in the Black Student Union office yesterday. The Women Leadership Panel was sponsored by the BSU and Sigma Sigma Sigma and was a part of Women’s HERstory Month, which comes to […]
On Wednesday, the Ebony Women for Social Change, also known as EWSC, and the Women’s Center presented the “Brave Bodies” event in the Black Student Union office. Members of the EWSC, along with 10 participants- six women and four men- gathered to discuss body image, perceptions of one's body and how […]
Photo by Pauline Park Students gathered in the Black Student Union office on Tuesday to discuss stereotypes associated with the black community today and how people can go about trying to break "the chain" of those characterizations. The event was hosted by Ramapo’s Ebony Women for Social Change. Members of […]
Photo by Nicole Williams Eric Garner, Walter Scott, Michael Brown, Freddie Gray, Tamir Rice and Sandra Bland: these are a just a few of the many victims who have lost their lives due to police brutality. Professor Jillian Weiss, professor of law and society at Ramapo College, led a discussion […]
Photo by Pauline Park The Black Student Union, or BSU, sponsored a discussion last Friday to evaluate our current education system and look over how it has changed over the years. At the event, three students, Jean Claudeson, Jihad Peele and Shania Thomas, together gave a presentation about the Brown […]
Photo by Hope Patti This Wednesday, the Black Student Union, or BSU, and Sodexo collaborated to bring menu items reflective of African heritage to the Birch Tree Inn. In celebration of African Ancestry Month, the Birch dining hall served several different food items to celebrate black culture from around the […]
Photo by Rebecca King To the students at the University of Missouri: As the Student Body and Black Student Union Presidents, we strive to create an inclusive and diverse community that is warm and welcoming to all here at Ramapo College. Together, we stand in solidarity with the students at […]
