A photograph of a student receiving her stole during the UNT Multicultural Center's La Raza ceremony. She is wearing her green regalia and is walking up to a man in front of the stole table. A woman is picking up the next stole and others are seated beside her.

Photograph of a graduate from the Spring 2018 Lavender Graduation.

A photograph of people gathered on the stage and the projection screen during the UNT Multicultural Center's La Raza ceremony. The screen has text and a border that matches the design of the stoles.

A photograph of students and officials at the UNT Multicultural Center's La Raza ceremony. They are all wearing their regalia including caps, gowns, stoles, and cords. They are arranged in rows on the stage at the event and the projection screen is on behind them.

A photograph of students gathered on the stage after the UNT Multicultural Center's People of Nia ceremony. They are all wearing their regalia, including their new stoles, and are arranged in rows for the group picture. The projection screen behind them lists the students starting with M last names.

A photograph of a young man on stage during the UNT Multicultural Center's People of Nia ceremony. He is wearing one of the stoles for the group over a suit and is standing behind a microphone.

Photograph of a women at work in the Multicultural Center, held by UNT Special Collections. The photo shows an African American woman in a long sleeve jean shirt. She poses in front of a shelf filled with books.

A photograph of a man demonstrating how to disarm someone holding a gun with a participant in a self defense course at UNT. It was hosted by the multicultural center on campus. He is standing with his hands on the fake gun and the participant's wrist.

A photograph of a man demonstrating a hold pose with a participant in a self defense course at UNT. It was hosted by the multicultural center on campus. He is standing with his arms around her stomach and is showing her how to break the hold.

A photograph of two men in a self defense course at UNT. One man is holding a fighting pad and the other is hitting it with his forearm. They are running drills in the class.

A photograph of a man and a woman doing drills for a self defense course at UNT. It was hosted by the multicultural center on campus.

A photograph of students involved in the UNT branch of BSE, Black Student Experience. They are standing together in the Library Mall by the fountain and are putting their hands together in the middle of a circle.

A photograph of the instructor speaking at a self defense course at UNT. The event was hosted by the Multicultural Center. She is standing in front of a white board and the participants are seated on the floor and on chairs in front of her.

A photograph of one of the instructors running a drill at a self defense course at UNT. The event was hosted by the Multicultural Center. The instructor is holding a practice pad while the participant knees it.

A photograph of the participants of the self defense class standing together for a photo. They are all in a line and the trainers are standing with them. They are all wearing comfortable clothing to practice in.

A photograph of people gathered at a self defense course at UNT. The event was hosted by the Multicultural Center. The teachers are standing on the opposite side of the circle and the class is gathered in a semi-circle facing them.

A photograph of a man demonstrating how to disarm someone holding a gun with a participant in a self defense course at UNT. It was hosted by the multicultural center on campus. He is standing and holding a fake gun to show those gathered how to hold it and practice disarming.

A photograph of one of the instructors leading participants at a self defense course at UNT. The event was hosted by the Multicultural Center. She is standing in front of the lined up participants and is demonstrating a defensive move for them.

A photograph of participants and instructors a self defense course at UNT. The event was hosted by the Multicultural Center. One of the participants is putting her hands to the instructor's shoulder and is preparing to bring up her knee. The instructor has a bracing pad ready.

A photograph of the instructor speaking at a self defense course at UNT. The event was hosted by the Multicultural Center. He is standing in the practice room and the other instructor is standing at the side of the room.

A photograph of a student speaking during the UNT Multicultural Center's La Raza ceremony. She is wearing her green regalia with her new stole and is standing on the stage. There is a microphone in front of her and seated faculty, a podium, and a projection screen behind her.

Photograph of a man and a woman making a shirt from the Clothesline Project at the University of North Texas, held by UNT Special Collections. The image a young man on the left sitting on a couch, with a woman leaning over a yellow shirt in front of her as she holds a bottle of blue paint over the shirt. In the background behind him a man leans against the couch wall on a giant pillow, a laptop open in front of him. The Clothesline Project was started in Cape Cod, MA, in 1990 to address the issue of violence against women and serve as a vehicle for women affected by violence to express their emotions. The Clothesline Project takes place multiple times during October, which is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Students and community members may create a shirt which allows each survivor to tell their own story, allowing those who are still suffering in silence to understand they are not alone.

Photograph of "One Day Without Shoes Countdown" and other signs on a wall, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows a wall with a brown sign with white letters at the top that says "One Day Without Shoes Countdown. Under that is another brown sign with the number 0 painted on it and under that the words "Days Until." To the left of this is a long white sheet with the word TOMS at the top and a bunch of signatures signed all over it.

A photograph of a young man on stage during the UNT Multicultural Center's People of Nia ceremony. He is wearing one of the stoles for the group over a suit and is standing behind a microphone. The agenda is on the projection screen behind him.