After three men were arrested for assaulting a young African-American female student near her residence hall, Chancellor Katehi released a school wide statement. In the statement, she wrote:
“Acts of bigotry and discrimination have no place in a civilized society and they have no place on our campus…No one should ever be made to feel unsafe or not valued on our campus, and we must all continue to do everything we can as a community to prevent such actions.”
But to the black community at UC Davis, the statement did little to address the large pattern of anti-blackness on college campuses. In response, #BlackUnderAttack formed. The group held marches, workshops, and even released a list of demands, in which they called for increased lightning and nighttime transportation options. KCSB Reporter Nkechi Ikem spoke with organizer Kelechi Ohiri about the formation of the movement and the black UC experience.
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