Black Solidarity Day Archives - The New Paltz Oracle

This year’s annual celebration of Black Solidarity Day took place on Nov. 7. Students came together to withdraw from everyday life and participate in events.

Annual Black Solidarity Day: November 2022

November 17, 2022 Emily Clayton 0

Black Solidarity Day is an event observed yearly on the first Monday of November. With Election Day directly following this event, Black Solidarity Day functions […]

Students Step Out For 50th Black Solidarity Day Observed at New Paltz

November 6, 2021 Lilly Sabella 0

Black Solidarity Day is a decades-old tradition that originates from Dr. Carlos Russell who intended for the day to be a “protest against the intensifying […]

Anti-Racism Avoided: School Continues Failing to Support Black Studies Department

November 5, 2021 oracle 0

The first Black Studies Departments in America were born from persistent pressure. San Francisco State University was the first to have a department, after five […]