The Black Student Union BSU is the most recent addition to a list of many other clubs at MV, and the group is growing fast.
BSU has spent its time wisely, having spent a year since the group was established.
Azelia Badger 25’ mentioned, “We have been very dedicated to hanging up flyers around campus and hosting consistent meetings to make ourselves known.”
They have been persistent in pushing their development and cementing themselves as a club at MV for anyone to join.
Jakiya Sosa 26’ explained how anyone could be a member, regardless of race. “Everyone should join the BSU! We welcome everyone with open arms.”
With their arms wide open, inviting anyone willing to better the community, they start their push to the next year with some goals in mind.
Sosa described these goals as educating people on Black history, creating a community between all races in the student body, and building a safe place for students to share their experiences.
Educating people on how Black people have been treated by each generation of Americans, showing how disconnected they were from our community and how much progress we’ve made at involving them, is crucial to advancing our society further, Sosa explained.
The BSU is excited to be here and provide the opportunity to educate the students of MV on this history.
They have already held fundraisers, like at the MV SpringFling carnival, and other activities, such as a Christmas party, a board game night, and a mental health session.
After school lets out every other Friday, they meet in the media center to talk about Black history
There have been more involved meetings, such as an intellectual meeting designed for the group to discuss hateful behavior in their community and how to deal with it.
This meeting has additional purposes, as Badger described, “holding ourselves accountable for the hurtful things that we may do and not recognize.”
The Black History Month on February 28 assembly was successful, with amazing performances, such as a liturgical dance, guest speaker, and singing, and many individuals showing up to enjoy it.
“All these activities that we’ve organized have promoted socialization, solidarity, and the betterment of our students,” Badger said.
BSU has faced many successes with its popular meetings and moving in our student body to create a strong community of black students.
They hope to grow even stronger the next year by gaining more group members, taking trips off of campus, and spreading a positive influence of their community throughout the school.
