Former NFL player Colin Kaepernick chose to take a knee during the National Anthem a few years ago to protest police brutality against Black people. Right around that time, some Millikin University football players chose to do the same. People were outraged. And the Millikin team ultimately chose...

Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the announcement ending slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865, Union soldiers led by Major General Gordon Granger arrived at Galveston, Texas to announce federal orders that all people held as slaves were free. Millikin, among...

Activists take to the streets to demand change and many individuals have adopted an old tradition to make a point about racism in America. Even though the Emancipation Proclamation had established black freedom (on paper) nearly two and a half years prior, Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19th, established...

Protests advocating for Black Lives Matter and police reform have gripped the country, but perhaps the brutal arrest and temporary disappearance of former Millikin student Justin Cosby shocked Millikin the most. Cosby was arrested on May 31 at a protest in Chicago. He was peacefully protesting when...

George Floyd’s death spotlighted racial issues that have plagued America for centuries. These issues can be seen on Millikin’s campus, and the Millikin community is pushing for change. “A lot of Black students on campus feel as though they can’t build relationships with their professors,”...