USF Athletics announced on Friday several new social justice initiatives, including the further development of an Inclusive Excellence Committee and the implementation of voting education and a voting holiday on Nov. 3. “USF Athletics is committed to equality, unity and justice and we feel it is important to continue to […]
Tag: Black Lives Matter
The division of Black Lives Matter
Alicia Garza, co-founder of Black Lives Matter, will be speaking Tuesday evening at 8 in the Oval Theater. SPECIAL TO THE ORACLE A polarizing movement since its inception, Black Lives Matter (BLM), which has been showcased at multiple protests and demonstrations throughout the nation over the past five years, has […]
ULS brings in Black Lives Matter co-founder to speak
Alicia Garza, Black Lives Matter co-founder, started the movement after the results of the George Zimmerman trial in 2013. SPECIAL TO THE ORACLE It was a trial the whole nation was watching, and a ruling that would spark a movement. When George Zimmerman was acquitted for killing 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, […]
EDITORIAL: Controversial speakers good for USF
Co-founder of Black Lives Matter, Alicia Garza, will be speaking at USF on Tuesday, Jan. 17 as part of the University Lecture Series (ULS) where she will discuss race-relations in America and how her activism speared a national movement. The Black Lives Matter movement has evoked strong emotions on both […]