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BSU’s Juneteenth Mural Reflects on ‘Love and Resilience’

June 30, 2021 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Diversity, Students, Top Stories

On Saturday, June 19, FIT’s Black Student Union (BSU) commemorated Juneteenth by hosting an intimate outdoor gathering of artists and […]

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President Brown on Juneteenth

June 17, 2021 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Students

FIT President Joyce F. Brown has issued comments about the Juneteenth holiday, celebrated and commemorated by the college this Saturday. […]

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Globally Connected @ FIT: BSU Presents: Back to the Present with Alumna Jo-Well Paupaw

February 17, 2021 Laura Hatmaker

Join Cultural Fellow Anya Swapp as she introduces Black Student Union Vice President Ashleigh Simpson in an interview with Jo-Well […]

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Meet the Curators of FIT’s Black Student Union’s Virtual Exhibition

February 22, 2021 Corey Lacey College & Campus, Students, Top Stories

From left: Back to the Present curators Joi Berry, Communication Design AAS ‘21; Ashleigh Simpson, Fashion Design AAS ‘21; and […]

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Online Exhibition: Back to the Present — Opens

January 21, 2021 Laura Hatmaker

Powered by the Black Student Union (BSU) at FIT, the Back to the Present virtual exhibition conveys comparisons between activism, […]

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Globally Connected @ FIT: One Love: Promoting Black Pride and Racial Equity

October 16, 2020 Laura Hatmaker

Guests: Fashion Business Management student Anya Swapp; Black Student Union members Awa Doumbia and Kiara Williams; and FIT alum and […]

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#ChalkThatTalk: FIT’s Black Student Union Presents Exhibition In Honor of Black Lives Matter Movement

June 19, 2020 Corey Lacey College & Campus, Diversity, Newsroom Homepage Featured Story, School of Art & Design, Students, Top Stories

  On Friday, June 19, FIT’s Black Student Union supported the Black Lives Matter movement by installing a powerful exhibition […]

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Exhibition: Black in Time: A Black Renaissance — Closes

November 7, 2019 Laura Hatmaker

January 31–March 8, 2020 In recognition of Black History Month, FIT’s Black Student Union will curate an interactive exhibition that […]

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Exhibition: Black in Time: A Black Renaissance — Opens

November 7, 2019 Laura Hatmaker

January 31–March 8, 2020 In recognition of Black History Month, FIT’s Black Student Union will curate an interactive exhibition that […]

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Take Five: Marty Sullivan II

July 31, 2019 Julianna Dow Alumni, Hue Magazine, School of Business & Technology

Major: Advertising and Marketing Communications Roles on campus: President, Black Student Union; director of student organizations in the FIT Student […]

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Exhibition: By Design: Collections, Public Art, and Spatial Experience — Opens

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THIS STRIPE PRINT INVOKES A DESIRE TO EXPLORE THE STREETS OF OLD SAN JUAN AND HERITAGE OF THE TAINO.

Carnaval, Culebra, Encanto: Alexa Rivera Explores Puerto Rican Culture in Textiles

Alexa Rivera, a recent Textile/Surface Design graduate who took Prof. Susanne Goetz’s advanced screen printing class last semester, created a collection of designs inspired by Puerto Rico. The collection combines the island’s Taino culture dating back to before Columbus arrived, local architecture, and florals, to beautifully merge history and textile design.  Read more

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