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Riverdale Residents Share Stories of Police Brutality at Local Protest

By, Zoe DeFazio, Web Editor Manhattan College’s campus ministry and social action partnered together with the North Bronx Racial Justice Organization to allow MC students to protest outside the 50th New York Police Department precinct on Feb. 8 in solidarity for police brutality victims such as Tyre Nichols, a black man who was murdered by five police officers in January.   Protest participants such as students … Continue reading Riverdale Residents Share Stories of Police Brutality at Local Protest

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Sigma Delta Tau Elects VP of Diversity and Inclusion

by Maria Thomas, News Editor In response to the growing momentum of the Black Lives Matter movement and national reckoning with systemic racism in America, Manhattan College’s chapter of Sigma Delta Tau has instituted a new diversity and inclusion committee. The committee is headed by Senior Nicole Nunez, vice president of diversity and in- clusion. Junior Gabi Panassol is the assistant to Nunez. Two other … Continue reading Sigma Delta Tau Elects VP of Diversity and Inclusion

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Manhattan College Advocates Take to Instagram: Let’s Talk About it MC

by Kelly Kennedy & Caroline McCarthy, Asst. Production Editor & Staff Writer Inspired by the national response to the death of George Floyd, social justice advocates across the nation have found new ways to speak up against injustice, and a new instagram page @LetsTalkAboutItMC brings the national conversation around racial inequality onto the Manhattan College campus.  The account gives Jaspers a platform to anonymously share their … Continue reading Manhattan College Advocates Take to Instagram: Let’s Talk About it MC

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