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The insinuations made in Opinion Columnist Klarke Mitchell’s recent piece are distasteful and damaging to the socio-cultural progress Black students at the University have been striving for.

WHITE: “Cult of Black victimhood” rhetoric is extremely harmful to Black students

By Aliyah D. White | October 12, 2022

Admitting to being a victim should not paint someone in a bad light — it acknowledges the experiences of the individual.

We need a place to build community among ourselves that is not cast to the edges of Grounds.

WHITE: Give Black students a central space on Grounds

By Aliyah D. White | October 10, 2022

As a Black student at the University, I know the importance of finding peers who can validate my unsavory experiences as a marginalized person.

It is not sufficient to build a long-overdue memorial.

WHITE: A memorial is not the end-all-be-all

By Aliyah D. White | September 23, 2022

The term enslaved laborer is used as a means for reclamation by many Black people in the country, but I believe it is used as a means of erasure at the University.

Fatphobia within gynecological care has existed just as long as bodily autonomy and access to reproductive healthcare have been contested.

WHITE: Include fatphobia in reproductive health discourse

By Aliyah D. White | August 14, 2022

Increasing diversity in body shapes and sizes in the medical industry would likely do a lot of good in decreasing fatphobia in healthcare.

Now, five years after the events of Aug. 11 and 12, what I can still expect as a marginalized student is less than the bare minimum — to not feel fully safe in a space where racism has been as fundamental as it has been enduring.

WHITE: This unfortunately won’t be our last cry for help

By Aliyah D. White | August 11, 2022

Charlottesville is no stranger to providing a space for hatred to preside.

There is a tendency for both Black and non-Black people to set us up against standards that were not created for us in the first place.

WHITE: Preserve solidarity in Black culture

By Aliyah D. White | April 15, 2022

There are many facets of Black culture that are sacred — and that comes from the wealth of common experiences we share and traditions that have been passed down through generations of Black families.

Slave narratives should still be featured in class curriculums, but they should not be the focus when it comes to Black authors.

WHITE: Stop the hyperfixation on slave narratives in English courses

By Aliyah D. White | March 30, 2022

I know the harsh realities of my ancestors — not to mention the reality of enslavement on Grounds — and to have it thrown in my face quite carelessly is jolting every time.

WHITE: What it means to be Black at U.Va.

By Aliyah D. White | February 11, 2022

Having to defend and explain ourselves on what should be the simplest topics to grasp — such as the existence of racial prejudice on Grounds — is never surprising.

Don’t get me wrong — it is immeasurably important to stay educated on issues of racial equity, but watching without breaks for months on end made me feel like I was in a warzone 24/7.

WHITE: Some of us are still reeling from summer 2020

By Aliyah D. White | January 27, 2022

Don’t get me wrong — it is immeasurably important to stay educated on issues of racial equity, but watching without breaks for months on end made me feel like I was in a warzone 24/7.

WHITE: White privilege is real — reverse racism is not

By Aliyah D. White | October 12, 2021

At its core, racism is a system in which a dominant race directly benefits from the oppression of others whether they want to or not or whether they are conscious of it or not.

Aliyah D. White

WHITE: “Cult of Black victimhood” rhetoric is extremely harmful to Black students

WHITE: Give Black students a central space on Grounds

WHITE: A memorial is not the end-all-be-all

WHITE: Include fatphobia in reproductive health discourse

WHITE: This unfortunately won’t be our last cry for help

WHITE: Preserve solidarity in Black culture

WHITE: Stop the hyperfixation on slave narratives in English courses

WHITE: What it means to be Black at U.Va.

WHITE: Some of us are still reeling from summer 2020

WHITE: White privilege is real — reverse racism is not

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