The fight against the confederate flag and the erection of the Student Equality Commission {SEC}

In October of 2005 post Hurricane Katrina the atmosphere in Baton Rouge, specifically on LSU’s campus was tense. I along with 16 other students formed a grassroots organization known as the Student Equality Commission [SEC] to help seek equality on behalf of marginalized students on campus. We organized three 500+ person protest to encourage university administration to ban the purple and gold confederate flag from the football stadium where the majority of the football team was African American. We worked closely with the Office of Multicultural Affairs and the Vice Provost in this effort.

Boycott Against Reggies Bar

In March of 2006 I was organized a 300+ person protest against a bar/club in Baton Rouge near LSU’s campus that disallowed African America students to enter the facility maintaining dress code violations however non African-American students were granted access wearing the same kind of clothing.

Jena 6 Protest

In September of 2007 I saw an opportunity to help my fellow students rally behind a cause that raised the social consciousness of people nationwide. I chartered two buses that held hundreds of LSU students and Baton Rouge community members. These buses headed to Jena, LA on September 20, 2007 to participate in the protest of the Jena 6, six young black men who faced what some considered unjust prosecution. I received donations from Senator Sharon Weston Broom, Yvonne Dorsey, and Dave Brown and Storyville, in the form of t-shirts.

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