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The difference between diversity and inclusion.
Yesterday night, I had the privilege of taking part in a very historical moment for black students at the Ohio State University.
This situation stemmed from a meeting the Undergraduate Student Government (U.S.G.) of Ohio State had in Hale Hall.
Hale Hall is one of the most historical black buildings on campus and a safe space for minorities to come together (especially black people). I can’t tell you how many amazing moments and memories I had with my fellow black peers at that building.
A U.S.G. cabinet meeting was held a couple day ago to discuss they’re every day topics. But in this meeting, they failed to recognize Black History Month as a very important month for black students on campus.
After the meeting, a fellow black student went up to the student executives of U.S.G. and they made a dismissive excuse as a reason for their disrespect. The Vice President said, “It isn’t in our systems and processes”.
After this happened, every black student on campus came to the Senate Room at the Ohio Union and filled up many rooms to show our strength. We gathered to make all of our voices heard in response to the racist ways of not just U.S.G., but the whole campus.
