Articles by Jaleesa Baulkman

New Paltz Gets Nas-ty Over Racism

May 12, 2011 Jaleesa Baulkman 0

Nas graced the stage of the Elting Gym for a brief performance as the main act for Normal/SSDP and Student Association’s (SA) Production of the 12th annual Rock Against Racism, May 6 and 7. According to Executive Vice President of Programming Anthony Lino, Nas was chosen through a collective decision made by SA Productions. They hoped his performance would reinforce the significance of unity and inspire students to come up with new possible solutions toward becoming more unified. “We want to be able to […]

Back to the First Roots

May 5, 2011 Jaleesa Baulkman 0

Since coming to the United States from the Ivory Coast in December 2007, Kadiatou Taore wanted to create an organization that connected people of African descent back to their roots and ethos. “When I came to this country, I saw that my African peers forgot their culture,” said Taore. “[Some of them weren’t taking education seriously and] they forgot that their parents sent them here.” Taore, the chairman of Sankofa Africa Organization (SAO), said she founded SAO last November with Umaru Barry, an alumnus of SUNY New Paltz. In February 2011, Taore […]