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Where you read it first | Thursday, March 28, 2024

Students hold actions in dining halls, chant “Black Lives Matter”

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Student protesters read an announcement during a direct action against racial injustice in Dewick-MacPhie Dining Hall on Dec. 1.

Approximately 30 Tufts students came together for an action in Dewick-MacPhie Dining Center around 12:30 p.m. yesterday. The students formed to speak out against racial injustice both on Tufts' campus and beyond.

The students entered the dining center repeatedly chanting, "Black lives matter."

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"We indict Tufts University," the students yelled. "This is a reactionary effort against continued injustice."

The students, carrying a banner, formed two groups to speak out in both of the major rooms of the dining center.

"Black lives are being devalued and demonized," the students yelled. "You say #AllLivesMatter. We say #BlackLivesMatter."

Students also repeated this action at Carmichael Dining Hall around 6:00 p.m.