Profile: Black Student Union Club 

By Salvador G.

A few teachers created a club called the Black Student Union (BSU) Club for CATS students.

This club is to understand more about the concept of why it is important to celebrate and to know more about African American people and the Black experience. 

According to Mr. Wilson, a computer science and mathematics teacher, the BSU club provides opportunities for all races, meaning that not just Black students celebrate but all races here in school, too.

He said, “all races are able to celebrate Black culture, Black lifestyle, and history.”

He shares the importance of how Black people have made great impacts. Mr Wilson said, “we made a lot of contributions to society, some noticed and some not noticed.” 

Mr. Wilson also shared some of the activities they have done for this club.

For example he said, “in the Black Student Union we had a meal that commemorated our culture.” 

Students were able to eat greens, fried chicken, cornbread, black-eye peas, and just some things to celebrate.

Mr. Wilson said, “if we had more time during lunch, it would have been nice to talk about the history of the food and how it came about and how we prepare it.” 

Dhagie K., a sophomore, said he feels good by helping Ms. Salcido, history teacher, with things related to the BSU club. He also talked about certain topics they discuss in the club.

He said, “she showed us what really happened back in the 1800s and talked about Martin Luther King and his wife, Malcolm X, and Rosa Parks.”

Curtis W.  is a junior student at CATS. He shared that the club is great for the school because they need to learn more about Black people, they need to start respecting more and acknowledging them. 

He said, “I feel like a lot of students say the n-word a lot and say racist things, and as a Black Student Union we get to speak on that and do better and start to get better.” 

Freshman student Jemarah B. said, “we learn about different African/Black people who have made a difference.”

She raised the issue that the school often celebrates certain cultures more than others, such as for Black History Month. 

Mr. Wilson thinks it is important to do more as a school.

He said, “We could do more, exactly how we do it when comes to celebrating Cinco de Mayo” 

If anyone is interested in joining the BSU club, it meets on Wednesdays during lunch in room 205.