One columnist is fed up with seeing Black tears on screen. As Christion Finch writes, Hollywood seems all too eager to make movies about Black trauma—whether its police brutality in "Fruitvale Station" or white supremacy in "Get Out." But where is the follow-through?
Kaila Pouncy, Contributing Columnist
• February 11, 2021
Black History Month comes but once a year. And, as one columnist writes, every other month is largely devoid of discussions of Black achievements. So why do people keep pretending like we need a white history month?
It wasn't so long ago that student athletes masked up and marched for Black lives. In the aftermath, the University and the Southeastern Conference said they were ready to make changes. But the follow-up has been basically unknowable.
Alabama has a rich literary tradition—but its traditional canon is filled mostly with white authors. Black authors and poets in the state are hard at work spreading the gospel of poetry in an effort to make creative expression a viable outlet for all.
Since 1970, the Black Faculty and Staff Association has been working towards a more equitable campus. A lot of changes have been made in those 50+ years, including the establishment of the UA Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. But diversity advocates on campus say there's still work to be done.
Autumn Taylor, Contributing Writer
• February 11, 2021
From the outside looking in, Alabama has a reputation. People may see the state as staunchly conservative, but a diverse student makes campus more complex than it appears from afar.
February is teeming with Black History Month events on campus. BFSA members are hoping their new event, a scholars bowl competition, will draw fearsome competitors and become a campus tradition.
The Crimson White has published news and opinions from the University's campus for more than 125 years. Some stories still make us proud to work at The CW. Others do not. The news desk analyzed 20 years of race coverage at The CW, spanning 100 stories, letters and columns that give an inside look at campus culture during the fight for desegregation.
Black history has been botched, minimized and controlled for centuries – a practice that only perpetuated beliefs of Black inferiority. Black History Month challenges us all to pay homage to the trailblazing...
The Biden-Harris ticket made history in January. Kamala Harris became the first woman, first South Asian person and first African American to be the vice president. While her election was cause for celebration, some are ready for the days of firsts and onlys to be firmly in the past.
Black-owned magazines and newspapers have been at the forefront of many movements for justice. From campaigning for abolition to supporting Black Lives Matter, these publications have made their marks advocating on behalf of their readership.
In 1980, Walter Lewis knew he would be the University's first Black quarterback. But he didn't know he would be Paul 'Bear' Bryant's last quarterback. Lewis remembers Bryant as a great coach—and a game changer for Black athletes.
