In the 1970s, Langston University's need for funding inspired sit-ins
Supporters of Langston University met in early 1978 in Oklahoma City to discuss solutions. Follow-up efforts included ...
Trump officials cheer 'self-deportation' of pro-Palestinian student protester
The unusual decision to post the video on social media reflects the attention Trump has given pro-Palestinian protesters at ...
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USF students that staged sit-ins honored on stage
FOX 13's Briona Arradondo reports on a group of black USF students who staged a sit-in of a segregated lunch counter in Tampa during the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s who are having their ...
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Reviving Sit-Ins: Past and Future Perspectives
In a poignant statement, members of the SNCC Legacy Project (SLP) expressed alarm at the current state of affairs, noting that the echoes of past struggles are reverberating in today’s society.
A play about Tampa’s 1960 sit-ins means more now than ever | Column
“When the Righteous Triumph” debuted at Stageworks Theatre in 2023. Former U.S. Rep. Jim Davis was in the audience. Davis, ...
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The Metro: Expert on authoritarianism sounds alarm on arrest of Palestinian student
Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil could face deportation after being arrested without due process by ICE ...
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65 years ago, sit-ins were born. Has their time come again?
Four students from a historically Black university ... “Over a 10- to 15-year period, I would say from sit-ins to Black Power, we changed the dynamic of America. “Today is a direct result ...
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Remembering the Tampa lunch counter sit-ins | Column
Sixty-five years ago, a group of courageous young African American students in Tampa embarked on a journey that would forever change the city. Their peaceful sit-ins at the F.W. Woolworth lunch ...