College students are often expected to have one major: Some Penn State students like Janiyah Davis are able to handle multiple degrees, extracurriculars and more.
The Restorative Justice Initiative at Penn State hosted political activist and scholar Angela Davis as the keynote speaker to kick off its Justice Education Week program. Davis is a civil rights advocate, author and professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
The event was moderated by Kathryn Belle, Efrain Marimon and Divine Lipscomb. The moderators guided Davis talk by asking questions from the Zoom chat and previously submitted questions.
Davis discussed issues within the United States prison institution regarding race, class, feminism and systemic oppression. She spoke about abolitionists in today s society and the effects from the Penn State community.
Divine Lipscomb (senior-rehabilitation and human services), a candidate for the State College Borough Council, poses in front of the State College Municipal Building on Monday, March 8, 2021 in State College, Pa. âIâm a 38-year-old undergrad student, Iâve been in and out of prison and lived in poverty when I was younger. How are politicians gonna talk about issues like housing security if they havenât live it?â
Lily LaRegina