Black Student Activists at U. Pittsburgh Hold Virtual ‘Sit-in’ to Observe 1969 Takeover at School
“The real sit-in in 1969 involved demands from the Black Action Society.”
How does one participate in a sit-in remotely? If everyone is just sitting at home, how is that different than any other day?
The College Fix reports:
Black Pitt students hold ‘virtual sit-in’
Black student activists at the University of Pittsburgh recently held a “virtual sit-in” to commemorate a 1969 “takeover” at the school.
The Black Action Society and the African American Alumni Council celebrated the “computer center takeover” that occurred 53 years ago, according to The Pitt News. The event happened on Saturday, January 15.
The real sit-in in 1969 involved demands from the Black Action Society. It ended with an agreement from the university that included the “creation of an office that would provide financial aid and scholarships to black students, a recruiting team approved by the Black Action Society that would bring more black students and faculty to Pitt and a section of Hillman Library dedicated to African American studies.”
“Excused absence from class for black students on Malcolm X’s birthday and the establishment of King’s birthday as a university holiday also were addressed in the agreement, but required approval from the Faculty Senate,” the university’s magazine said.
The BAS continues to this day to press for demands to assist minorities on campus, according to the current president, who spoke at the digital sit-in.
“While students are very much dedicated to the cause, we do have to burden the responsibilities that paid employees of the University should be doing,” Destiny Mann said. “The University has not taken the necessary steps to keep us updated about programs and initiatives that are supposed to improve our experience here. And additionally, as a result of students being less involved in the conversation, many initiatives have yet to occur or have changed significantly.”
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What, In addition to quota admission, Styrofoam majors, color-based tuition rates or scholarships, and a separate student union, are they demanding now?
I’m sure they’ll make something up and attach the word “systemic” to it and throw in a generous helpings of selfies with raised fists.
Can they even pronounce “systemic”?
Oh, they’re not demanding anything. They’re memorializing a day in 1969 when they demanded something. Like they do pretty much every day in 2022. Good times, eh?
Yo, mo-fo!