“I love supporting local [minority owned] businesses anywhere I can. I try to be very mindful of where I’m spending my pennies, and where they’re going.”
Supporting through shopping: Black-owned Business Spotlight
Butler’s Diversity Program Council hosted a Black-owned Business spotlight last Friday. Multimedia Reporter Brooke Capper recaps the event.
Celebrating Butler’s beginning
Founder’s Week is an annual tradition at Butler, celebrating its founder, Ovid Butler.
Awareness in action: Advocacy events lineup
“There are a range of diverse events at Butler and in Indianapolis that emphasize advocacy and activism for people of all backgrounds and interests.”
Moving toward a more just future: Butler’s annual Love Walk
Multimedia reporter Brooke Capper reports on Butler’s Diversity Program Council’s Martin Luther King Love Walk
Marc Lamont Hill on the power of student voices
“In 2017, Hill spoke about the power of Black student voices during the peak of the Black Lives Matter movement. Hill returned on April 3, 2024 to address the power of Palestinian and Muslim student voices as they shed light on human rights violations and widespread destruction in Gaza.”
Scenes from the ninth annual MLK Love Walk
Despite freezing temperatures, students, faculty and staff marched across campus on Jan. 15 to remember and honor Dr. Martin Luther King
Yusef Salaam speaks on campus
An exonerated member of the Central Park Five visits Butler to speak about racial justice and hope.
What’s new in Butler DEI
“I think the future is bright for the diversity center,” Navarro-Garcia said. “I’m optimistic about where we’ll go and where we’ll be even 90 days from now in terms of staffing, in terms of capacity to serve our students, expand our services, to reach farther into the margins of our student population.”