For the first year in WSU history, the Martin Luther King Week Committee was consolidated with the National Day of Racial Healing, a day the university started recognizing in 2022. The week of Jan....

WSU’s English Department and the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art celebrated the National Day of Racial Healing by hosting a reading and open mic on Tuesday. The event began at 1:45 p.m. at the museum’s...

Since 1986, WSU has put on an annual, week-long program honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.’s life. This year’s events are centered around the theme, “Keep on Pushing: Building Bridges to Sustainability.”...

As the second half of February begins, student organizations around campus are hosting events to celebrate Black History Month.  The Women*s Center at WSU is hosting a movie night from 4-6 p.m. on...

The WSU MLK Program will be hosting a virtual anti-racism workshop at 11 a.m. on Friday, the first in a three-part series. The workshop will be led by anti-racist consultant Xyanthe Neider, who...

On Tuesday, an online screening of Emmanuel Acho’s “Uncomfortable Conversations with Emmanuel Acho” was shown for the WSU community. A playful twist on his typical program, “Uncomfortable Conversations...

Attendees of WSU’s MLK Program event watched the 10th episode of former NFL player Emmanuel Acho’s “Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man” on Youtube, featuring comedian Chelsea Handler.  Thursday’s...

On Jan. 18, WSU hosted “Caring Cougar Cards,” a system-wide event in honor of MLK Day. All campuses, both in-person and Zoom, provided materials for students to make cards for community partners across...

WSU is hosting a variety of events starting today and lasting through March 31 to honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The commemoration goes far into the spring semester, said Jaime Nolan, associate vice...

One professor addressed how critical the Black vote is to presidential candidates’ success and the effect migration patterns have on American politics during a virtual event Tuesday afternoon. WSU’s...