6 STAR SPOTLIGHT
OCTOBER 23, 2020
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RIYAN JONES Senior Bailey Bright has been in the Black Student Coalition since her freshman year, was vice president her junior year and is now the president. Sophomore Riyan Jones has also been in BSC since her freshman year and is currently vice president. Story and photos by Josie Fox | Opinion Editor
BAILEY BRIGHT
Why did you join BSC? What impact has it had on you? Bailey: I joined BSC because coming from a school like Raytown Middle — which is very diverse — and then coming to a school like St. Teresa’s the transition was a little different because not that many people look like me. [T]he girl that actually created it, her name was Raiyon, and she was in my advisory and when she told me she was creating it I was like “Wow, that’s really cool” so I decided to join. And it was a really good experience because it’s an area where you can just feel at home. And it’s made me show my personality more at STA. Riyan: I joined BSC because it gave me a chance to meet other girls who looked like me and be able to have a safe space to talk
about different situations around campus. What inspired you to plan the March on Windmoor? Bailey: What inspired us was really, we know we have girls there that are allies and want to get involved. So, we thought it would be a really good idea for the STA community to join together. Riyan: Another reason why I think it was important that we did have the march [on Windmoor] was because a lot of the events over the summer kind of sparked a little bit of something, in I believe everybody. The March on Windmoor kind of gave everybody a chance to kind of fellowship in and discuss what was going on.
