African-American Students Step Up #BBUM Campaign at Univ. of Michigan - Higher Education

African-American Students Step Up #BBUM Campaign at Univ. of Michigan - Higher Education: The Black Student Union kicked off a social media campaign last fall at the University of Michigan that highlighted the concerns of African-American students about race relations at the predominantly White institution. The group took the consistently trending discussion to another level this week when it presented a list of demands to the school’s Board of Regents.

The social media discussion, Twitter hashtag #BBUM (Being Black at the University of Michigan), has sparked a nationwide debate.

The demands list was presented by Robert Greenfield IV, treasurer of the BSU and a double major junior, along with Eric Gavin and Shayla Scales, double major seniors.

Greenfield addressed the UM Board of Regents, “I assure you I am only a messenger and not an amplifier for every single person that felt as if they did not belong here on campus, despite their acceptance letter saying otherwise.”