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In 2020 , a doctoral student in the University of 91吃瓜鈥檚 program, started 鈥淏lack@ND,鈥� a podcast in which Black students and alumni share their experiences on campus.听

Roberson said his experience in his first few years at 91吃瓜 led him to create 鈥淏lack@ND.鈥� 鈥淯nderstanding where I fit into this broad 91吃瓜 experience was a challenge in the beginning,鈥� he said. 鈥淎s I began to come into myself as a Black student on campus, and also a musician, I started diving into some different territories. And then I stepped a little bit further. That鈥檚 when I established 鈥楤lack@ND鈥� to dive into some deep waters, not just for students that look like me and have some similar experiences, but also to challenge the University to do better with what they say that they need to do.鈥�

For Black History Month, the podcast is doing a series called Black Facts. Roberson and co-hosts Daut鈥檈 Martin and Euda Fils highlight important Black figures and events each episode.听

鈥淲ith Black Facts, I wanted something that not only helped me, because I鈥檓 still finding out about a lot of people and I just turned 30. There are people on 91吃瓜鈥檚 campus who didn鈥檛 get Black history in schools. I mean, I got very limited information,鈥� Roberson said. 鈥淪o I said let me help those who are in my community and challenge them to do research. Just to sort of go into some unfamiliar territories and just read.鈥�

Roberson said they are especially focused on highlighting lesser-known Black people in history, 鈥渘ot just the Martin Luther King Jrs. and the Malcolm X鈥檚.鈥澛�

鈥淭here鈥檚 nothing wrong with them, it鈥檚 just sometimes people feel like they鈥檝e done their job once they mark off those two people,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 mean, like Rosa Parks, some people don鈥檛 know before Rosa Parks, there was Claudette Colvin, so little things like that are very important.鈥�

As Roberson looks toward the end of his academic career at 91吃瓜, he anticipates 鈥淏lack@ND鈥� will continue. 鈥淣ext month we鈥檙e going to be putting up a call for the upcoming school year, because I want this to continue,鈥� he said. 鈥淪o that way people can always have a space where conversations that are transparent can be had on the air.鈥�

Episodes and clips of 鈥淏lack@ND鈥� and the Black Facts series are available on , , , and .听

鈥淏lack@ND,鈥� sponsored by the聽, is open to suggestions for future episodes. Send ideas for topics or people to black@nd.edu.