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#ENDSARS: Nigerians protest police brutality

Grace Fassio, Staff Reporter • November 5, 2020

On Saturday, Oct. 3, a video of a Nigerian Police Force Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) officer robbing and killing a young man went viral. Young Nigerians immediately took to social media to spread...

A history of student activism for racial justice on campus

Piper Olsen, Feature Reporter • September 24, 2020

There has been an increased spotlight on contemporary issues of racial discrimination at Whitman, but current activists argue that we must not forget the legacy of unacknowledged work and demands of BIPOC...

Letter of support for students of color issued by staff and faculty

Alasdair Padman, Former Editor-in-Chief • March 1, 2020

In response to the hate crimes perpetrated against a Whitman student on Jan. 26 and Feb. 13, Kaitlyn G. Patia, a visiting assistant professor of rhetoric, writing and public discourse, sent a "Faculty/Staff...

Remember the Manifesta? Reparations are Due

Danielle Hirano, Senior, Class of 2019 • May 16, 2019

On April 25th, the Whitman Wire received “We Need to Thrive: a Manifesta,” collectively written by nine women of color faculty members. In a revolutionary spirit, they voiced their grievances about...

Renewal of the Vows: Whitman College and Fossil Fuels

Lindsey Brodeck, Staff Reporter • May 4, 2017

This Thursday, Whitman College and Fossil Fuels will renew their wedding vows outside the Memorial Building. Divest Whitman, the club organizing the event, will hold a similar ceremony to the one held...

When Does a Pledge Delayed Become a Promise Betrayed?

Timothy Kaufman-Osborn, Baker Ferguson Professor of Politics and Leadership • January 24, 2017

The documentary “Agents of Change,” shown in Maxey Auditorium last Thursday, taught us that creation of Black Studies programs at San Francisco State College and Cornell University in 1968-69 was anything...

Comedian Gloria Bigelow provides provocative, socially conscious humor

Missy Gerlach, Staff Reporter • November 10, 2016

As part of the ongoing Equality Coffeehouse event, FACE (Feminists Advocating for Change and Empowerment) invited a rather unique performer in comedian Gloria Bigelow, who uniquely addressed intersectional...

Reflecting on Race

Christy Carley, News Editor • October 13, 2016

On Thursday evening the words of “We Shall Overcome” echoed across the steps of Penrose Library, while candles flickered in the dark. Members of the Whitman community gathered together to mourn the...

Storyteller Relives Civil Rights Movement

Lachlan Johnson • February 27, 2013

Members of the Whitman and Walla Walla community filled the Glover Alston Center on Monday, Feb. 25 to hear storyteller Kathya Alexander speak about the civil rights movement.

Culture of color blindness: Privilege hinders discussion of diversity

Emily Lin-Jones • April 26, 2012

Like many of its peer institutions, Whitman doesn’t hesitate to emphasize its commitment to diversity. Diversity is currently the focus of Whitman’s application supplement writing prompt, and the word pervades much of the college’s advertising literature. And according to the Whitman website, the Whitman experience “involves deep and lasting learning in an academic community comprised of people with varied experiences and global perspectives.” Yet for many students, that ideal hasn’t yet been realized on campus.

Whitman celebrates King’s legacy

Emily Lin-Jones • January 26, 2012

A series of events sponsored by the Intercultural Center and the Black Student Union were held to celebrate the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Starting on Jan. 9 and culminating in a lecture by King's colleague, Samuel McKinney on Thursday, Jan. 26, the events are designed to give the student body an opportunity to learn more about Dr. King's work and the Civil Rights Movement as a whole.

10 facts about Whitman’s Black Student Union

Molly Johanson • November 10, 2011

10 Things to know about Whitman's Black Student Union club

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