On Monday, November 16, 2020, the Black Affinity Coalition began striking all courses, coursework, and campus jobs with over 450 students, faculty, and alumni who pledged their support. The BAC, a group of Swarthmore students who have chosen to remain anonymous, organized
On November 17 at 12 p.m., dozens of Swarthmore students gathered in front of Clothier Hall to join the Black Affinity Coalition’s No Longer Minding the Light rally to hear receipts, or records of past student-led protests and the College’s responses in
At 11:10 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 19, President Valerie Smith sent out an email to Swarthmore students titled, “Regarding the Student Strike and Demands.” Smith also cced other administrators. In the email, Smith declined the Black Affinity Coalition’s invitation for her and
On Wednesday, November 11, the Black Affinity Coalition published a statement and list of demands in Voices, a student-run news and media publication at Swarthmore. In this document, the BAC demands the college to allocate more resources towards the equitable treatment and
