Dear Community,

“We who believe in freedom cannot rest.”-- Ella Baker

Black people have never existed in a world that we deserve. Black people have had to create our own spaces, opportunities, and avenues for as long as we have been in this country. In areas where education is the focus, we search for our reflection while facing oppression through silencing and aggression.

It is the tradition of Blackness at Appalachian State University to champion and advocate for the betterment of society. Making the conscious choice to do the right thing, not the easy thing, fully knowing that the space between these things should not be made wider by administration.

We, the Appalachian State University Network of Black Alumni with the utmost fervor support The BlackAtAppState Collective. Despite the white supremacist delusion, we continue to be both the Black and the gold of Appalachian.

We implore all alumni of integrity to sign onto our letter in support of students and Appalachian's commitment to be rather than to seem.

With revolutionary love,

Appalachian State University Network of Black Alumni (NoBA)