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UK Theatre presented “Blood at the Root” on Feb. 23-26, 2023, at Briggs Theatre at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Mark Cornelison | UK Photo

‘Blood at the Root’ play explores race, sexuality and justice

Karrington Garland, Opinions Editor March 6, 2023

Going to see “Blood at the Root” by Dominique Morisseau in Briggs Theatre took me straight into the heat of the Deep South with how humid it was there. On Sunday, Feb. 26, the tiny theater was packed....

Ann O’Hanlon’s 1934 mural located in UK’s Memorial Hall has been the subject of controversy for several years, due to its depictions of people of color. On Nov. 22, president Eli Capilouto announced that it would be removed and relocated. Photo by Joel Repoley | Staff file photo

UK under legal pressure for planned removal of Memorial Hall mural

Alexis Baker, Reporter December 1, 2022

After years of controversy surrounding a mural in Memorial Hall, UK president Eli Capilouto announced the university’s plan to remove and relocate it on Nov. 22. The mural illustrates segregation...

Memorial Hall on Monday, April 6, 2020, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jordan Prather | Staff

Capilouto announces relocation of Memorial Hall mural

Alexis Baker, Reporter November 22, 2022

UK president Eli Capilouto released an email on Tuesday, Nov. 22, that serves as a reflection on the recent racism on campus and what the university plans to do moving forward. The campus-wide email...

Kylah Spring, the victim of assault and racial slurs while working at Boyd Hall, stands in the middle of demonstrators during the March Against Racism on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

What is known about the case of assault on UK’s campus

Rayleigh Deaton, Editor-in-Chief November 11, 2022

UK student worker and freshman Kylah Spring was subjected to physical and verbal assault while working a night shift as a desk clerk in UK’s Boyd Hall residence hall.  The former student charged...

A student walks out of Boyd Hall on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

Boyd Hall front desk receives phone call repeating racial slur

Kendall Staton November 10, 2022

UK’s Boyd Hall front desk received a phone call earlier this evening repeating a racial slur on a loop, according to an email sent to UK’s resident advisors and residence life desk clerks on behalf...

VIDEO: Students gather for March Against Racism on UK’s campus

November 8, 2022

Students gathered for a peaceful protest on Monday night, marching from William T. Young Library to the Bowman statue on UK’s campus. Kylah Spring, a Black student who was physically, verbally and racially...

Kylah Spring speaks at the March Against Racism on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Staff

‘Let this be a movement.’ Peaceful protest conducted for victim of racial violence on campus

Alexis Baker, Reporter November 7, 2022

Demonstrators gathered outside William T. Young Library Thursday evening to march in solidarity with Kylah Spring, a freshman UK student who was a victim of racial violence on UK’s campus. The event...

Kentucky plays a basketball game on Monday, May 2, 1977 at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo from UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS

UK community grapples with Rupp name and legacy

Braden Ramsey February 16, 2021

On July 23, 2020, the faculty of UK’s African American and Africana Studies (AAAS) program wrote a letter to president Eli Capilouto calling for actions to be taken that “would have an immediate impact...

Protesters march down the sidewalk during a protest in response to the grand jury decision on the Breonna Taylor case on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

Celebrating was never an option: things to keep in mind this February

Kayla Woodson February 5, 2021

Even after a year of protest against racial injustice, it’s important to recognize Black History Month.  I don’t think it would be far off to argue that if we as a country would’ve acknowledged...

Tenured faculty member files bias report against UK Board of Trustees

Tenured faculty member files bias report against UK Board of Trustees

Barkley Truax October 2, 2020

A Bias Incident Report has been filed against the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees for failing to respond to requests for bias training, according to a copy of the report obtained by the Kentucky...

UK students gather around the Bowman statue during a student led protest in response to the grand jury decision on the Breonna Taylor case on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

Student org’s Breonna Taylor rally draws crowd

Jelyn Washington-Mays September 25, 2020

On Thursday evening, members of the UK and Lexington communities gathered on campus to memorialize Breonna Taylor, who was shot by police in her Louisville home six months ago.The university’s Black...

Facebook user Shawn McCollum was one of many longtime UK fans who said that they would no longer support the team after the mens basketball team shared a video supporting the BLM movement. 

More than athletes: Why UK fans should support the men’s basketball’s stand with BLM

Amy Tesfayesus September 4, 2020

Coach John Calipari and the UK men’s basketball team have decided that their time and influence won’t stop when they get off the court. Last month, an image circulated on social media featuring Coach...

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