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The Underrep’d is a space for black students who attend Predominately White Institutions – it’s made BY us, FOR us. All though we are underrepresented we should never be underestimated.
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Wear Your Crown Proudly
EXPERIENCES:Wear Your Crown Proudly By Josephine Lewis For seven years, I attended an all-girls school in the Bronx, New York. Starting in middle school and following me to my senior year of high school, the goal of going to college was instilled within my...
May 2020 : Gabriel Gaiusbayode
This Month:SPOTLIGHT Name: Gabriel Gaiusbayode School: University of Dayton Year: Rising Senior (Class of 2021) Major: Mechanical Engineering Orgs: President of Black Action Through Unity | Vice President of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. Gamma Theta...
July 2019: Karsyn Terry
This Month:SPOTLIGHT Name: Karsyn Terry School: University of California, Berkeley Year: Rising Junior (Class of 2021) Major: Molecular & Cell Biology Minor: African American Studies Orgs: For the 2018-19 school year, I served as Community Development...
March 2019: Rachel Blakes
This Month:SPOTLIGHT Name – Rachel Blakes School – DePaul University Year – Senior C/o 2019 Major - Acting Minor – African and Black Diaspora Studies Orgs – Black Student UnionBio: Peace, I’m Rachel I’m originally from New Orleans,...
Do You Want A Seat At The Table? On Navigating An Ivory Tower
EXPERIENCES:Do You Want A Seat At The Table? On Navigating an Ivory Tower Who's Newsroom is it Anyway? By Javanna Plummer “I’m stoked they’re paying for you to go to South Africa,” another student said to me. At Northwestern University’s Medill School of...
January 2019: Chance Mitchell
This Month:SPOTLIGHT Name - Chance Mitchell School - DePaul University Year - Senior Major - Political Science Minor - Sociology Orgs - Black Student Union Bio: My name is Chance Mitchell. I am a fourth-year student at DePaul University. I am currently the Vice...
OUR MISSION
The Underrep’d is a organization for black collegians. Founded in 2016, by three best friends Aaron Coleman, Tiara Jackson and Kwyn Townsend Riley at the University of Dayton in Ohio.
During their undergraduate academic career, they experienced their fair share of microaggressions, absence of academic staff support and lack of education from their counterparts about black culture.
In October 2016, they all created the ideal website that would include monthly student spotlights from other PWI’s, a nationwide map that lists the organization for black students by state and a opportunity to have a PWI survival guide mailed to you that includes
gifts.
FEATURED STUDENT
The Underrep’d wants students to feel empowered to make change – and what’s better than showing you all off to everyone, everywhere, with our spotlights?
Nothing. Nothing is better than that.
So – check out our latest spotlight! And, if there’s a black student you know making change on your campus, nominate them for their own feature!
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