Iowa State is hosting the 47th Annual Big 12 Conference on Black Student Government for the first time in 10 years. Each academic year, members of Black Student Governments from institutions in the Big 12 Conference assemble for the Big 12 Council on Black Student Government. The conference, held this year by Iowa State student.
WTVM Editorial 2-26-21: Auburn history remembered
WTVM Editorial 2-26-21: Auburn history remembered By Holly Steuart | February 26, 2021 at 12:29 PM EST - Updated February 26 at 12:29 PM
Itâs an important story and not just because February is Black History Month, but because Black History is American History and what happened in the mid-1960â²s at Auburn is worth remembering.
The first Black student was Harold Franklin in 1964. It was courageous of Franklin to register for classes, tearing down the barriers set up by the blatant racism of Governor George Wallace.
The racism then was so pervasive that Franklin could not get professors to read his masterâs thesis so he could graduate, forcing him get his degree elsewhere. He finally returned to Auburn in 2019 for long overdue accolades and an Honorary Doctorate.
Auburn University renaming 2 residence halls to honor Black Alabama women AL.com 2/9/2021 Tandra Smith, al.com
Two of Auburn’s residence halls will soon be renamed in honor of two Black women from Alabama.
Both Tiger Hall and Eagle Hall will bear Bessie Mae Holloway’s and Josetta Brittain Matthews’ names respectively, according to a release from Auburn University. The announcement comes after a Feb. 5 Board of Trustees’ meeting.
Holloway was from Prichard and spent more than 25 years being a teacher and instructional specialist in the Mobile County Public School System. Holloway was the first Black person to serve as a member of the Board of Trustees, according to the release.