BSA: Not Exclusive

To The Editors of the Crimson:

I would like to call attention to a grossly inaccurate statement written by Jennifer Kingson (J.A.K.) last Tuesday, Ms. Kingson wrote:

The review of the final clubs' discriminatory practices prompted the committee to consider organizations such as the Radcliffe Union of Students (RUS) and the Black Student Association, both of which are technically exclusive[emphasis added].

Speaking on behalf of the Black Students Association (BSA), I would like to make it clear that our organization is not technically, theoretically, or even philosophically exclusive! The BSA serves to support, strengthen, and display the beauty of Afro-American people and culture. Our concerns are global, stretching from the Harvard student body, across to the Roxbury community, and on out over the seas to Africa. The BSA does not believe that these interests are or should be the sole concern of Black students. Our organization already has two white students in its membership, and we encourage other students, of all shades, to come out and support our efforts.

We remember that Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. did not always have to walk alone; we hope our future leaders will never have to. Timothy Wilkins '86   President, Black Student Association