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The Phoenix: The independent newspaper of Swarthmore College since 1881

Black History Month

Highlights/Sports

Malcolm Jenkins and Student Panel Discuss Athletes and Activism

Every year, Swarthmore College celebrates Black History month with a series of events ranging from faculty talks to book signings to film…

February 27, 2020
News

Mother of Trayvon Martin Comes to Campus, Urges Students to Vote, Protest

On Monday, October 22, 2018, the Black Cultural Center, with the help of the Office of the President and LPAC, hosted a…

October 25, 2018
Opinion/Staff Editorials

Black History Month: necessary but not enough

Since 1976, every U.S. president has designated February as Black History Month. In February,  the struggles and successes of the black community…

February 15, 2018
News/Uncategorized

Black History Month kick off prompts conversations about race and identity

On Feb. 1, students gathered in the Black Cultural Center to kick off Black History Month and talk about the experiences of…

February 8, 2018
News

Students Discuss Interracial Dating as Part of Black History Month and Healthy Sex and Relationship Week

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall…

February 16, 2017
Arts

Artist’s perspective: performing in “Lift Every Voice”

Performing is cathartic for me. It’s how I let things out: the good, the bad, and the ugly. The act of writing…

April 4, 2016
Campus Journal

Treasure-filled BCC creates sense of home in Robinson House

Swarthmore’s Black Cultural Center, located in the Robinson House, has been a cardinal place for students throughout the years. The BCC was…

February 18, 2016
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News

Matt Meyer: Non-Violence is Not Enough

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall…

February 16, 2016
News

Black Lives Do Matter: Janaya Khan Speaks at Bryn Mawr College

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall…

February 4, 2016
Arts

McCabe exhibit proves and takes pride in Black life on campus

“It was as if blacks were invisible,” reads a quote from an anonymous Swarthmore alumna, understated and in tiny font on the…

February 18, 2015
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