Mural in solidarity with BLM movement draws support from residents
LUKE HUDSON, Evergreen reporter
July 15, 2020
A proposal from the Palouse in Solidarity with Black Lives Matter for a mural in downtown Pullman received support from several city officials though no vote was made on the topic. Jason Kennedy, Pullman resident and activist, said the mural is intended to express support for the Black Lives Matt...
OPINION: Performative activism benefits nobody
JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
July 15, 2020
While the Black Lives Matter protests are centered around specific issues, the end goal of the protest doesn’t have a consensus. Some people believe we need to defund the police to deter brutality and some people believe it needs to be fully abolished. Others just want laws enacted to ensure more accountability....
Residents call for action from local legislators
SYDNEY BROWN, Evergreen reporter
July 6, 2020
A group of Pullman activists will present how city council can support the Black Lives Matter movements to local legislators. One proposed project is a street-wide mural in Pullman reading “Black Lives Matter.” Seven-year Pullman resident Jason Kennedy helped organize the Palouse in Solidari...
Local BLM activists, police chief respond to memo about march for racial equality
LOREN NEGRON, Evergreen reporter
July 3, 2020
A local Black Lives Matter group criticized a memo by Pullman Police Chief Gary Jenkins, stating it mischaracterized the organization and discouraged people from attending its march on June 12. The Palouse in Solidarity with Black Lives Matter sent a letter to the Moscow-Pullman Daily News on June 18 clarifyin...
Demonstrators march against systemic racism
JAYCE CARRAL, Evergreen news editor
June 13, 2020
Around 200 people marched and chanted from Martin Stadium to Pullman City Hall on Friday in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and the fight against systemic racism. Ivy Ndambuki, co-organizer of the march, said small communities like Pullman have the capacity for big changes. She said chang...
‘We’re tired of being silent’
JAYCE CARRAL, Evergreen news editor
June 5, 2020
Editor's note: Some sources asked to go under a pseudonym to protect themselves from retaliation. A crowd repeated the phrase, “I can’t breathe,” after the name of each Black person killed by police was read out into a microphone. The second after each name was read — before the crowd respo...
WSU admin urged to take action for racist comments made by student
LOREN NEGRON, Evergreen reporter
June 5, 2020
Editor's note: The Daily Evergreen recognizes that the social media post depict screenshots with graphic language. It was added to provide validity and context to the story. Please view at your own risk. WSU students called for action from university administration after screenshots of a student'...
‘I shouldn’t have to put it on a sign for people to know that I’m worthy of life’
JAYCE CARRAL and ANGELICA RELENTE
May 31, 2020
A demonstrator waved a pole with the American flag hung upside-down. People waved posters that read “I can’t breathe” and “A riot is the language of the unheard” in the air. About 100 demonstrators marched through downtown Pullman on Sunday in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter mov...
The Pac-12 released the revised, conference-only football schedule Friday in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. WSU’s new 10-game schedule...
