Dems co-host Tea with Rep. Jim Clyburn

On April 2, 2012, in Blog, Events, by EStern

On Monday, April 2, the Yale College Democrats (along with the Black Student Alliance at Yale and Branford College) hosted a Master’s Tea with Rep. Jim Clyburn, the Assistant Democratic Leader in the House of Representatives and the former House Majority Whip. Rep. Clyburn, who entered Congress in 1993, spoke to more than thirty students [...]

Dems march with Hoodies Up New Haven

On April 1, 2012, in Blog, Events, by EStern

On February 26, 2012, 17-year-old African-American Trayvon Martin was shot and killed in Sanford, Florida by unofficial neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman.  Zimmerman admitted to killing Martin, but claims he was acting in self-defense.  A month after Martin’s death, no arrests have been made and Zimmerman remains free. On Saturday, March 31, the Dems joined BSAY, [...]