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The student news site of The Archer School for Girls

The Oracle
The student news site of The Archer School for Girls

The Oracle
This graphic illustration depicts a hair pick and other hair tools. According to the Legal Defense Fund, 66% of Black girls in predominately white schools face hair discrimination. (Graphic Illustration by Lola Thomas)

Kinks, curls and culture: Challenging race-based hair discrimination in a predominately white school

By Lola Thomas, Culture Editor
May 6, 2024
Harper Cox ('30), Milan Earl ('27), Ninu Alitoro ('29), Sydney Curry ('25), Selam Habtu ('28) and Lacey Thompson ('24) perform a step dance choreographed by Curry at the BSU's "Young, Talented & Black" celebration Feb. 29. "The step dance — that was something that none of us actually knew how to do, but it was a matter of like, 'Okay, we really want to do this,'" Curry said.

Black Student Union hosts ‘Young, Talented & Black,’ celebrates student artists

By Vivianne Arnold, Senior Reporter
March 6, 2024
Members of Archer's Black Student Union serve samples of dishes from parts of the African diaspora. BSU hosted Taste of Soul Feb. 15 in the courtyard to celebrate Black History Month.

A taste of culture: Black Student Union hosts Taste of Soul event

By Katie Ray McKillop, Staff Reporter
February 24, 2024
Black Student Union members serve students at their pancake breakfast Thursday, Jan. 11. BSU held the breakfast to honor the legacy of the Black Panther Party.

Black Student Union’s pancake breakfast honors legacy of Black Panther Party

By Gabby Kaplan, Senior Reporter
January 17, 2024

From soul food to rhythm and blues: BSU hosts cultural festivities for Black History Month

By Lucy Williams, Voices Editor
March 15, 2023
Seniors Andrea Ramirez, Destiny Morado and other students participate in a baile folkorico lesson led by senior Anny Rodriguez during an Hermanas Unidas meeting. This meeting was open to all of the Archer community and featured the history of this traditional Mexican dance. Affinity club leaders said they hope to see more student allies attending their open club meetings to support and learn.

Student leaders celebrate affinity spaces, call for more allyship

By Lizette Gonzalez, Features Editor
April 28, 2022
BSU put up a gallery in the Zimmer Family Lounge in honor of Black History Month. "There's a lot of history on those walls," Bowman said. "So, take the time to read through that."

‘Black history is American history’: Black Student Union presents on Black Panther Party

By Alexis David, Columnist
February 9, 2022
Diversity Conference Leadership Team member, Layla Huber-Verjan ('22) presents during the Upper School Current Conversations meeting about linguistic appropriation and African American Vernacular English (AAVE). She has been a member on the DCLT since 2020 and she has been reinstated for the 2021-2022 school year.

Navigate, educate and teach: Q&A with the Diversity Conference Leadership Team

By London Sinclair, Senior Reporter
June 9, 2021
Black Student Union (BSU) held a meeting on Thurs. Jan. 14 to speak about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his tactics during the fight for social justice in the '60s. MLK Day falls today, on Jan. 18.

Black Student Union discusses ways to expand upon activism in honor of MLK day

By Grace Doyle, Sports Editor
January 18, 2021
Black Student Union senior-leader Madison Tyler reads the poem "Won't You Celebrate With Me" by Lucille Clifton to the upper school, staff and faculty in the dining hall. Tyler and her co-senior-leader MaeLea Williams said "supporting black businesses" is one way to celebrate "Black History Month."

Black Student Union leaders preview Black History Month

By Lola Lamberg, Thea Leimone, and Chloe Richards
February 3, 2019
Three of the Archer faculty pages from recent yearbooks reveal a majority of white faculty and staff. According the school website, 16 percent of the faculty and state identify as people of color.

Op-ed: 16 percent — Why having more faculty of color matters

By Ella Frey, News & Features Editor
April 13, 2017
BSU meets every Thursday to talk about current issues related to race in society. This particular meeting focused on African-American beauty.

Diving into diversity clubs at Archer: Exploring civil discourse

By Ella Frey, News & Features Editor
November 18, 2016
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