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City leaders keep shifting focus from equity

Guest Opinion Guest Opinion On Jan. 21, the Johnson City Commission had a workshop, during which Commissioner Brock submitted a proposal for a Community Equity Advisory Board. Because of the news and social media, we are well aware of your comments, Mayor Wise, saying that “heterosexual white males need not apply“ and that people who do not have the good fortune of experiencing equitable treatment consider participating on boards and commissions at the “adult table.” Commissioners Hunter and Murphy and Vice Mayor Fowler, you appeared to agree that no Community Equity Advisory Board need be created. Subsequent to this workshop, it was discovered that instructions were given for the police department to provide a discussion of equity and equality at its Community Roundtable. The function of this Roundtable is to develop communication, especially with the young people in the community. The discussion was limited to one hour.

Derrick Price named Bluefield State full-time Athletic Director

Mar. 2—BLUEFIELD — Derrick Price has been appointed as the full-time Director of Athletics at Bluefield State College. Bluefield State College President Robin Capehart made the announcement on Monday, at which time Price's appointment went immediately into effect. Price had been serving in the dual roles of Interim AD and Men's Head Basketball Coach since 2020. "Derrick has already .

Debate about kneeling during anthem continues at Bluefield College

WOAY-TV Members of the Bluefield College men s basketball team kneel during the national anthem before a Jan. 30 game. When Ayanna Strother, a junior on the Bluefield College women’s basketball team, heard that the men’s team had been suspended for kneeling during the national anthem before games, she and her teammates weren t surprised. The decision to kneel was not a spur-of-the-moment gesture. Like college and professional athletes of color across the country who had done the same thing, the mostly Black men s team wanted to make their presence felt and raise public awareness about police brutality against people of color and racial injustice in society at large, said Strother, who has since been participating in other protest actions led by the college s athletes, including non-Black athletes.

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