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...those unlike them, and therefore may thus far have been depending on unreliable sources like the media to frame their impression of black people. But at Harvard, with the abundance of resources at students' fingertips to address racial issues—ABHW, Black Students Association (BSA), Black Mens Forum (BMF), The Harvard Foundation—there's no need and no excuse for this type of ignorance, stereotyping and paranoia...
...this campus do not know and associate exclusively with each other. People here, and everywhere, need to divest themselves of these stereotypes they're holding onto about young black people. Everyone can start by first turning down the radio, shutting off the TV, and coming out to a BMF meeting, ABHW meeting, or wherever youll feel most comfortable. There won't be a set of black men aggressively approaching and robbing you at a BMF meeting, and you won't walk into an ABHW meeting to find hysterical black women screaming at one another and eager to bite your head...
...Finally, always thank the people who helped you get through this part of your life, and move on to the next step. And in that vein, I want to thank my family, my blockmates, my friends, the BMF and Harvards black community, the Department of African and African American Studies, Rev. Eugene Rivers, Unite Against AIDS, the Phillips Brooks House, and all of those individuals who, through some way or another, touched my life and helped me to get the most out of this place and to give it as much of myself as I could. Finally, to The Crimson...
...BMF experiences internal strife as the executive board is re-elected four times. Three board members are forced to resign...
...BMF takes a political turn with Vote or Die, curricular review response, and Darfur divestment campaign...