Samaria Rice called for "white privilege" Americans to get involved in the Black Lives Matter movement during her keynote address as part of the annual May 4 commemoration ceremony. "It's almost like...
Samaria Rice, the good people at Kent State look forward to welcoming you with open arms. The ignorant people, I hope, will just stay home.— Bruno Beidacki (@brunobeidacki) April 28, 2016If you are really...
The announcement that Samaria Rice, mother of Tamir Rice, would be the keynote speaker for the May 4 commemoration was followed by mixed reaction from current and former Kent State students.While some...
Kent State University Special Collections and Archives’ digital repository made 119 audio recordings regarding the May 4, 1970, shootings and its aftermath accessible to the public. According to the...
Doffodils blooming on the hill outside Taylor Hall near the site of the May 4 Memorial. Photo by Rachael Le Goubin.“I was 18 then, now I’m 63. I grieve for the guardsmen…if you put a gun in a 19-year-old...
Candles rest beside the Victory Bell outside of Taylor Hall on May 3, 2015. The candles, represent the four students killed during the Kent State shooting on May 4, 1970. Photo by Andrea Noall.Jerry Lewis,...
The following Letters to the Editor were sent to Daily Kent Stater editor, William Armstrong, following the May 4 shootings at Kent State.The Daily Kent Stater did not publish for the summer of 1970 as...
Students, faculty and community members gathered to discuss the way Islam is perceived in today’s local and global society in a workshop sponsored by the Muslim Student Association and the May 4 Task...
The May 4 Task Force held a war veteran’s panel on Sunday evening at the Kent State Kiva to discuss the idea of peacekeeping.The discussion session began with an introduction by Paul Chappell, a 2006...
Many musicians have created songs, including one of the most famous ones “Ohio” by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, based on the events that transpired on May 4, 1970. Here are some more songs that...
Forty-five years ago, the identity of the Kent community was changed forever when Ohio National Guardsmen fired into a crowd of protesting students and passersby.After four Kent State students were killed...
In 13 seconds, 67 gunshots killed four Kent State students. Nine others also suffered gun shot wounds, endangering their lives.The nine wounded have become the voices of the fallen in effort to share the...
