{"id":580,"date":"2011-11-15T21:08:19","date_gmt":"2011-11-16T02:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kyra\/?p=580"},"modified":"2011-11-16T11:13:02","modified_gmt":"2011-11-16T16:13:02","slug":"ybe-young-black-and-educated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kyra\/2011\/11\/ybe-young-black-and-educated\/","title":{"rendered":"YBE: Young BLACK and Educated"},"content":{"rendered":"

For all of you who are interested in the many things that the University of Iowa has to offer, but there is just one concern that you have concerning being a minority.<\/p>\n

As some would assume, I am African American plus a mixture of about 4 other races\/ethnic backgrounds. However, African American is what I identify with in the quick scheme of things.<\/p>\n

Q. Are there any black people there?<\/p>\n

A. Yes, I am black, and I am here \ud83d\ude42 There are other students of color that attend the University.<\/p>\n

Q. Are there a lot?<\/p>\n

A. In comparison to other races, no, not really. This is a really big university that is predominantly white. However, you shouldn’t let that discourage you, the black population here on campus is really involved and all over the place! \ud83d\ude42 Check out this page on Fall 2010 Diversity Demographics. <\/a><\/p>\n

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For a comprehensive list of University diversity resources, please visit:
\nhttp:\/\/www.uiowa.edu\/homepage\/diversity\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n

There is a website that is home to collective essays written by black students on campus. The focus of the essays are NOT college life, but just about\u00a0educating people by using historical events to shed light on present and future events. Occasionally things will come up about college life here, so it is an interesting place to go for perspectives on the issue of diversity.<\/p>\n

Here is the link:
\nhttp:\/\/www.youngblackeducated.com\/2011\/11\/why-do-black-women-get-no-love-in-iowa.html<\/a><\/p>\n

We at Young, Black & Educated wholeheartedly believe that knowing our <\/em>
\nhistory is the only way we can navigate our future. By engaging and having those <\/em>
\nconversations that many people are afraid to have we wish to promote a free and <\/em>
\nequal society.<\/em><\/p>\n

I think the website creates some very interesting dialogue, I also think that it discusses some very controversial topics, and gives everyone something to think harder about. For example; Q&A: “Black Men’s Obsession with White Women” is a topic of an article and so is, “Troy Davis Execution: Georgia Pardons\u00a0Board Denies Plea for Clemency .”<\/p>\n

These articles represent some of the very diverse thinking of a small group of students\u00a0at Iowa and their opinions are definitely interesting and worth the read.<\/p>\n

Also, for incoming students check out: http:\/\/iowaedge.uiowa.edu\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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