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We can’t talk about Black Greek hazing without talking about slavery
By George Johnson It’s been a few months since Netflix aired the controversial movie Burning Sands, written and directed by Omega Psi Phi member Gerard McMurray about the underground pledge process of Black Greek Letter Organizations (BLGOs). The violence displayed in the movie was at times over-the-top and in many scenes hard to watch, as […]
Netflix Drops Trailer To ‘Burning Sands’, Movie About Hazing in Black Fraternities
With the amount of talk on Twitter already, it looks like Netflix may have the next big cultural touchstone on its hands.
Florida State Fraternity Suspended For Slavery-Themed Hazing Accusations
Florida State University’s chapter of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity has been suspended after hazing accusations were brought up against them. According to a report filed by a former member of the chapter, hazing practices were conducted in 2013 where pledges were forced to “act like slaves.” Another incident left them stranded over one hundred […]
12 Charged with Manslaughter in Hazing Death of Robert Champion
12 former FAMU band members have been charged with manslaughter in the hazing death of Robert Champion. The previous charge was felony hazing, but it has since been upgraded to manslaughter. Champion was brutally beaten after a football game.
More Hazing Allegations at FAMU
Several months ago, The BYP featured articles about the fallout following the death of Robert Champion, a former drum major for FAMU’s famed The Marching 100. Now, allegations charge university’s dance team with similar behavior: Florida A&M University, still reeling from the hazing-related death of a marching band drum major 10 months ago, on Tuesday […]
SIGN THIS PETITION: NBJC Calls For Hate Crime Investigation in FAMU Hazing Death
SIGN THIS PETITION: National Black Justice Coalition Calls For Hate Crime Investigation in FAMU Hazing Death. Learn more at BlackYouthProject.com!
How hazing hurts reputation of black Greek life
How hazing hurts reputation of black Greek life Lawrence C. Ross, The Grio | March 8, 2011 So seven members of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority were charged with hazing a University of Maryland pledge. The Zetas allegedly followed the usual modus operandi, beating the pledge with an oak paddle, pushing her against a wall, and causing […]
My grandmother shows me what’s possible as a survivor of sexual violence
by J.A.O. Trigger and Content Warnings: This piece contains themes and descriptions of sexual and gender-based violence/r*pe, child abuse, death, and suicide. The most isolating of the identities I claim is my status as a survivor of both childhood sex abuse and of repeated rape in my adulthood. Sometimes, I find an incredible amount of […]
The violence of Black fratenities is a Black masculinity problem
by Daniel Johnson James Baldwin’s January 1985 essay for Playboy, ““Freaks and the American Ideal of Manhood”, engages with a discussion on androgyny and the American idea of sexuality in which he raises questions about the American idea of masculinity. In the essay, Baldwin affixes violence as the key to the (white) American imagination of […]
‘The First Purge’ will finally center people of color in its violent, dystopian narrative
by Andrew Keahey The Purge series is an interesting phenomenon; a horror franchise with heavy commentary on American class politics, privilege, and security. Sure, it absolutely helps to fulfill the public’s desire for stylized hyper-violence, a craving once consistently nurtured by the Saw franchise, but it also endeavors to do much more with the stories […]
Black SAE Pledge Hazed to Death Four Years Ago
SAE, the fraternity whose Oklahoma University chapter was suspended over racist video, has a dark past. From Daily Kos: Four years ago Cornell University closed down their chapter of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. Many members of the fraternity left the school altogether. They had just killed a man. George Desdunes, an aspiring doctor, was a 19 […]
Clemson University Doesn’t Care about Black People #ClemsonCripmas
The following piece is from Daily Kos. It was written by AyDeeTheGreat. By: AyDeeTheGreat Clemson University doesn’t care about Black students. It doesn’t seem to care much for any of its students who represent diverse communities on campus. I’d go even further and say the institution is not so much concerned with students at […]