Word: braxton
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Harvard Foundation is basically just a grant-giving institution which does not unite minority students," says Shannah Braxton, co-chairman of the Black Student Association (BSA). Braxton likens the Foundation to the Undergraduate Council and the Radcliffe Union of Students...
Other minority students echo Braxton's criticism and say the Foundation's presence is not sufficiently felt at Harvard. "I think a lot of people don't even know what the Harvard Foundation does...aside from giving out grants for speakers and cultural shows," says BSA member Leah Johnson...
...Harvard makes it all but inevitable for us to confine our activities to Black students," says the BSA's Braxton. To reach the entire Harvard community during Black History month, the BSA currently puts displays in the basement of Lamont Library, according to Braxton. "You pass Alex Haley and Malcom X on the way to the bathroom," says Braxton, adding that the alternative--putting displays in each of the houses--is impractical...
...think most organizations have given up on Harvard and have turned to their own members and alumni for support of a center...similar to a Hillel situation," says Braxton. But Zayas says the minority alumni base at Harvard is relatively small and young, which diminishes the prospects for a privately funded minority center...
...Many poor minority students really believethat Harvard is completely out of their reach,"Braxton said...