@BGSO_VT

The BGSO at Virginia Tech was founded to promote a greater sense of community among graduate students of African descent and their supporters.

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4x Felon to Deans list Graduate. Suspended 2xs from school to 2 degrees..
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Here is the link to the Lives At Risk short film presented at the Symposium on Mass Incarceration, Communities and Families: youtube.com/watch?v=zVsIL0MM… Directed by @_MsJohnson__ w/ contributions from Dr. Joyce Arditti, @jcollier200,Shivangi Gupta and Cassie McBryde
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Virginia Tech Tuesday: In the upcoming weeks, Virginia Tech will be holding a virtual Symposium on Mass Incarceration, Communities and Families.Take a listen to Symposium organizer, Dr. Joyce Arditti discuss this timely event! wfxrtv.com/living-local/symp…

Symposium on Mass Incarceration, Communities and Families with Virginia Tech

BLACKSBURG, Va. (WFXR) — The United States incarcerates more people, and at the highest rate, than anywhere else in the world. The “Mass Incarceration” we are seeing now, refers t…

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Ahmaud Arbery ❤️
You're invited to the BGSO house party! BGSO will be hosting a virtual house party every other Friday starting this Friday February 5th. Come party with us 🎉 Want to just chat? Want to play Among Us? Don’t want to drink alone? Then hang with the gang and vibe out the week!
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I wrote about what led to Wednesday’s events. It started with #Obama - the Birther Movement - and continued with #Kaepernick - kneeling. Racists hate it when the Black people they’ve always felt inferior to gain power and change the world. @Deadspin deadspin.com/how-the-electio…
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Christiansburg homies, we do NOT support due south or fat backs soul shack. The owner was at the rally and went right back to work without even quarantining
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Replying to @nytimes
Breonna Taylor was an EMT shot in her home in her sleep.
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Interesting how this reads “killed a woman who was a former member of the Air Force”. If the woman hadn’t been white, she would be labeled a terrorist and/or criminal. And no one would bother mentioning what she did for a living. Just saying.
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The plainclothes Capitol Police officer who shot Ashli Babbitt inside the Capitol has been placed on administrative leave and the officer’s police powers have been suspended, the chief of the U.S. Capitol Police said. nyti.ms/3q06U8Y

Woman Killed in Capitol Embraced Trump and QAnon (Published 2021)

After 14 years in the military, Ashli Babbitt bought a pool supply company and delved into far-right politics.

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A message from @VTSandsman on the violent events at the U.S. Capitol yesterday. fal.cn/3cBwy
Visit vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2021/01/president-jan721-statement for the full statement text

ALT Visit vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2021/01/president-jan721-statement for the full statement text

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Chris Malone, a former Virginia Tech football star and former coach at ODU, JMU and historically Black Virginia State University, was fired for "appalling" comments directed at Stacey Abrams on Twitter. wavy.com/sports/local-sports…

Former Virginia Tech player, ODU coach Chris Malone fired for ‘appalling’ tweet about Stacey Abrams

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP/WAVY) — Chattanooga has fired a former Virginia Tech all-conference lineman and former Old Dominion and James Madison assistant coach following a social media post disparagin…

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BGSO_VT retweeted
BGSO_VT@BGSO_VT11 Dec 2020
Replying to @VTSandsman
@VTSandsman @virginia_tech @inclusiveVT Can we get the breakdown for the inquiry in this tweet? People have questions.
hannahgood@skyline_sparks10 Dec 2020
Replying to @virginia_tech
571 out of 30,000? @virginia_tech, you've got work to do. How many Black professors do you have? How many Black people are in leadership positions?
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This does not sound like a bad idea.
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Since we are in a clarifying mood, can we have a breakdown of how many of the 27% are athletes?
Virginia Tech@virginia_tech11 Dec 2020
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For clarification, 571 refers to the incoming #VT24 class this fall – a 27% increase in Black students from 2019, following improvements made to our application process. Read more: vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2020/…

Virginia Tech prepares to welcome its most diverse freshman class

The university is projected to reach its freshman class target of 6,675 – the second largest incoming class in history – with students representing 46 states and 46 countries.

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