SUNY Plattsburgh observes annual Black Solidarity Day [Video]

HELPING YOU GET THE FACTS – I’M KALYN NORWOOD. SOCIAL JUSTICE WAS TOP OF MIND FOR MANY AT SUNY PLATTSBURGH TODAY… HONORING BLACK SOLIDARITY DAY. NBC5’S BENNY NEZAJ JOINS US IN OUR PLATTSBURGH STUDIO. BENNY, CLASSES MAY HAVE BEEN CANCELLED, BUT IT SURE SOUNDS LIKE STUDENTS WERE FOCUSED ON SOME SERIOUS TOPICS. JACK, SUNY PLATTSBURGH HELD IT’S ANNUAL OBSERVANCE OF BLACK SOLIDARITY DAY. HOSTED BY THE SCHOOLS DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION OFFICE – BLACK SOLIDARITY DAY GIVES STUDENTS AND FACILITY ON CAMPUS TIME TO REFLECT ON THE MEANING OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. THROUGHOUT THE DAY, THERE WERE VARIOUS INFORMATIONAL SESSIONS ON THE HISTORY OF SOCIAL INEQUALITIES AND ISSUES RELATED TO PEOPLE OF COLOR. ONE PROFESSOR SAYS IT’S A GREAT WAY TO UNIFY THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY. <“OUR THEME THIS YEAR IS BE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE. AND IN THIS MOMENT WHERE THERE’S A LOT OF DIVISION. THIS …