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Black Students Affinity group working to end the gun violence crisis in America.
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Meet @hu.sda president Amiya Conwell! After seeing the reactions of children during an active shooter incident at her job, she decided to charter @studentsdemand on her campus to become the change she wanted to see in the world. “It’s nonsensical that a country that claims to be so great still allows our students to go to school with the full knowledge that coming home is not guaranteed.”

As a new school year starts at Hampton, Amiya is excited to continue advocating and uplifting the Black voices on campus and in her community that have been impacted by gun violence.

“It is very jarring to me that gun violence is a common occurrence in many of our neighborhoods to the point where people do not feel emboldened to speak out about it. This leaves my community voiceless in the conversation to change laws. Violence affects everyone, so everyone deserves to be heard.”

I am so grateful for student leaders like Amiya who fight every day to make our campuses and communities safer. I often say that, as a mother, I don’t have the luxury of sitting on the sidelines in this fight. As many of our young people know, neither do they.

Know a Students Demand Action leader I should feature next? Let me know in the comments! by @blackstudentssda

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When North Carolina A&T senior Winston Williams envisions a world without gun violence, he sees students focusing on their studies without fear, kids growing up, and communities thriving in safety and peace. by @blackstudentssda

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“We’re gonna do what our ancestors did before us. We’re gonna continue to fight, continue to do what we’re supposed to do, and continue to be involved.” - @ivanxgeez 🔥

HBCU students like Ivan are leaders in the fight to #EndGunViolence, holding it down for their communities. Read about how Black student organizers connected and built their advocacy skills at the Changemakers Summit last year at the 🔗 in bio. by @blackstudentssda

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Watch as Penn State University student and @studentsdemand leader, Angel Wilson, shares how gun violence changed her life. by @blackstudentssda

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"A lot of the times, our intellectuals and our creatives, their lives are cut short...we always think, 'what could they have done?' This shouldn't have been left to us as a what-if." - @ivanxgeez

This #BlackHistoryMonth, we honor the Black trailblazers stolen by gun violence with action to keep ALL communities safe. by @blackstudentssda

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Watch as Howard University senior and @studentsdemand leader, Myles Hollingsworth, shares what a future without gun violence looks like to him. by @blackstudentssda

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@morehousesda leader @nehemiahmauriceee has a message for Georgia lawmakers: Your constituents demand action on gun violence. Listen to them, or lose your jobs.

Right now, Georgia students, survivors, and @MomsDemand volunteers are calling on their representatives to pass HB 1127. This critical bill would ban small, Lego-sized devices called “switches” that can convert a regular pistol into a machine gun.

Twenty-nine states and DC have already banned switches. Now, it’s time for Georgia to do the same. If you live in Georgia, text GA to 644-33 to send your lawmaker a message in support of HB 1127! by @blackstudentssda

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The Orangeburg Massacre was the first instance of police shooting and killing students on an American campus, and the victims and survivors never got justice. The only person convicted and jailed was Cleveland Sellers, a leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee who was wounded in the shooting.

“We were young African-Americans trying to get an education. We were trying to do the right thing.” - Marie Artis, former SCSU student

Black students have been at the forefront of social movements for decades, paving the way for our generation to organize and achieve our goals today. In their honor, we continue their legacies, keeping up the fight for safety and equality for all. #BlackHistoryMonth by @blackstudentssda

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This Martin Luther King Jr. Day, read his words and honor his legacy of fighting for justice, equality, and safety for ALL Americans.

Young Black activists have been at the forefront of social movements throughout history. Access and share our resources for Black student organizers at the 🔗 in our bio. by @blackstudentssda

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Young Changemakers spirit tunnel 🤩🪩✨

Shoutout to the student leaders who traveled from across the country for the Young Changemakers Summit! Thank you for sharing your stories, building community, and growing the movement to #EndGunViolence. We can’t wait to see your powerful work in the year ahead! by @blackstudentssda

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On #BlackPoetryDay, we celebrate the visionary Black poets and writers who came before us. Poetry is a historic form of self-expression for Black Americans, and Students Demand Action leaders like Jahkia are honoring that legacy. Today, listen and share her story to inspire others to raise their voices! 📝🎶 by @blackstudentssda

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HBCU students should be celebrating Homecoming, not running from bullets. Our campuses are places for learning, not for experiencing the pain and trauma of a school shooting. We demand that our lawmakers stop putting gun industry profits ahead of our lives and take action on gun violence. by @blackstudentssda

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