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May. 12, 2008
Building Black, Brown, and White Unity
by Arletha Jowers
On Tuesday April 29th, Guilford College students joined with the Beloved Community Center to initiate a dialogue with African American and Latino community members to discuss our cultural differences and likenesses. The students at Guilford conducted research on how the two groups feel toward each other with the guidance of their team leader, Dr. Sherri Giles. There were about 40 people there, Black, Latino, and White.
The research confirmed what a lot of us already know: that we...