Posted on 05/24/2025 6:02:52 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Elyse Martin-Smith began meeting with her classmates at Harvard University last summer to plan the annual Black student graduation hosted by a campus group she leads.
The ceremony was set to be a celebration of Black culture, featuring musicians, poetry readings, messages about the historic struggle for racial equality, and a speech by Nikole Hannah-Jones, the creator of the “1619 Project,” Martin-Smith said.
Students had reserved Harvard Memorial Church on campus for the event, she said.
But in early May, Martin-Smith said she received an email from university officials saying she would not be allowed to host the Black graduation on campus.
Harvard is among several universities across the country that have canceled affinity graduations amid threats from President Donald Trump to block medical research funding and revoke accreditation from schools that don’t end diversity, equity and inclusion practices. Trump decries these programs as “illegal and immoral discrimination.”
Affinity graduations are optional events typically led by students to celebrate different student identities and ethnicities. Commonly held ceremonies often honor Black, Hispanic, Asian, first-generation and LGBTQ+ students. Students say the events are significant because they honor the music, apparel, food, history, language and traditions unique to their identity.
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Segregation Today!
Segregation Tomorrow!
Segregation Forever!
“preserving the traditions”
LOL...black separatist racist have traditions? Who knew? They might as well don white robes with eyeholes and pointed hats. The black and white racists are two sides of one coin.
They can hold these parties at a hall or a church off campus.
excepting whitey of course.
Can you just imagine how insane Elyse Martin-Smith would go if a group of "White" students got togther to plan the annual "White" student graduation?
…a celebration of Black culture, featuring musicians, poetry readings, messages, functionally illiterate college graduates, drug dealers, ho's, big booties, gangstas, …
“Commonly held ceremonies often honor Black, Hispanic, Asian, first-generation and LGBTQ+ students. Students say the events are significant because they honor the music, apparel, food, history, language and traditions unique to their identity.”
Say, why not found your own colleges and universities? Oh, that’s right, you would only offer degrees in Sociology and Ethnic Studies.
“speech by Nikole Hannah-Jones, the creator of the “1619 Project,” Martin
I would suggest a copy of Peter W. Wood’s
“1620: A Critical Response to the 1619 Project“”. For the truth
Ummm, White students don't have "affinity"? Like hell they don't. It's only fair that there be a White Affinity Graduation ceremony.
What about Native Americans (or are they "first-generation" whatever that is)?
And as for "LBGTQ+" so-called "affinity", I have news for you. As Dave Chappell so accurately pointed out, those sub-groups don't necessarily see eye to eye with each other, in fact there's considerable animosity, not affinity.
Frack this sheet. One graduation, for everybody. Damn, people; WTF?
They can hold these parties at the roadhouse down by the crossroads.
One official graduation ceremony held by the university, yes. As for the various "identities and ethnicities", let them have their "affinity ceremonies" if they want. Freedom of association and all that. But not on campus, and absolutely no funding or any other form of support from the university, not even a statement of approval. These clowns can have their little hate fests on their own, using their own money.
And that display was followed the students, and then the crowd of parents twerking and jerking
E. Pluribus Identitum. Fools.
“affinity graduation”
That’s a new one on me. The latest from the George Orwell euphemism factory.
Whites should have their own “affinity graduation”.
>> They can hold these parties at a hall or a church off campus.
Unless “they” are white. Whites may not even think about holding “affinity parties”. No siree!
Tribalism runs strong in certain races.
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