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These two articles recount the name change of the controversial activist group Black Female Alliance (BFA) at Washington and Lee and their first event as the newly-named Human Rights Alliance (HRA). Their introductory event was a food-drive for…

Online news article about the political conflicts surrounding the town's first MLK Day Parade

This article discusses the 2002 Black History Month Diversity Forum in Northern Auditorium. Stealing most of the conversation time was the Black Female Alliance, which was not represented on the panel. However, the event sparked many conversations…

Information about Lexington's first Martin Luther King, Jr., Day parade, held on a Saturday when the Lee-Jackson Day parade had formerly been held, angering the Virginia Flaggers.

This is the first Ring-tum Phi article to record the existence of the Black Female Alliance (BFA), a Minority Student Association (MSA) Committee that separated and made itself an organization during the 2001-2002 school year. Writer Allison Trinidad…

An account of the first MLK Day parade, sponsored by the Community Anti-Racism Education Initiative, despite the threats from white supremacist groups.

The headline for the October 6, 1923 Ring-tum Phi article discusses how the men's football team walked off the field and forfeited the game against Washington and Jefferson because of a starting black player on the opposing team.