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BSU members speak during the Stand for Solidarity event

"What will you do when no one is watching?"

On February 3, a group of individuals tried to hijack a Rockhurst Black Student Union virtual event celebrating Black History Month. The call featured local Black business owners and was just getting started when the invaders started hurling racial epithets and derogatory statements, as well as displaying extremely inappropriate images of children. The virtual event was quickly terminated. 

Local and federal investigations have been launched to find the offenders.

Longtime RockCast host Bri’Yana serves as BSU president and was on the call. She has invited to the podcast two additional BSU members who were on the call, as well as staff sponsor Alicia Douglas, to join her, Daniel, and Sydney to talk about what happened, the emotion everyone felt when it occurred, and what happened next.

The group also talks about the difficult conversations that followed with friends and family members from older generations, as well as what has to happen moving forward to inspire change faster. They have several challenges for their fellow students at RU, as well as those on campuses across the United States.

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