Brother’s Forum is a club at the University of La Verne established by Emmett Terrell 40 years ago to cater towards Black men's health, academics, and personal struggles. This year, the club plans to rebrand to be more inclusive, and has a new name – Kings’ Ascension.
The University of La Verne’s Black Student Union, Brothers Forum and Sanctioned Step Team collaborated on their End of the Year Celebration on Tuesday evening at Citrus Lawn.
Author and vocalist Rev. Charles Dorsey talked about the Black experience and challenged participants to be agents in disrupting oppression and white supremacy on Wednesday at the “We Got Problems: A Conversation about Overcoming Limitations and Embracing Your Power” lecture held via Zoom an hosted by the University of La Verne’s Brothers’ Forum.
The Black community at the University of La Verne was welcomed with the Rites of Passage, a traditional African spiritual ritual at noon Sept. 18 via Zoom.
Faculty members and the human resources department are holding an ongoing investigation into allegations of unfair searches and unnecessarily heightened security at a Brothers’ Forum and Omega Psi Phi fraternity sponsored dance on campus Sept. 15.
Although ULV offers clubs that support various minority groups, such as the Brother’s Forum, the Latino Student Alliance and the United Hermanos, the school lacks a structured, University-supported diversity center.