‘It Speaks Volumes:’ Student Athletes Organize BLM Protest on Campus

Ashton Woods speaks in front of the crowd before they start their march around campus. Photo credit: Ash ThyeEditor’s Note: This story was reported by Sriya Reddy and Kevin Reynolds

The SMU Black Student Athlete Committee (SMU BSAC) organized a Black Lives Matter protest on Friday, August 28 on Dallas Hall Lawn following the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin.

Over 130 members of the SMU community joined together to march from Dallas Hall to Loyd All-Sports Center and back. President Turner, along with RaSun Kazadi, SMU BSAC President Bri Tollie and Vice President Ashton Woods spoke at the demonstration in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. Other participants of the protest…