Meet The Team

Savanna Touré

Senior, B.S. Neuroscience '21

"What I hope for our Black community is a place where we can thrive and feel safe. I'm hoping that love for one another can transcend time. I'm hoping for us to come together in unity, to build people power, and to liberate ourselves. " - Savanna,

D.C. Posse Scholar

Tyler Cook

Senior, B.S. English '21

"What I envision for our Black community is a space where all Black folks can alienate themselves from the chain European imperialisms. A sanctuary where Black people can truly learn to love themselves and each other. I imagine a revolutionary world where we can truly soak in individuality and truly be free. Ohh what a glorious day it will be". - Tyler, Student Life Board of Trustees Committee

Fatimata Cham

Sophomore, B.A. Gov & Law and Internationational Affairs '23

"What I envision for our Black community is our history, our culture, and sense of self to be preserved in time. A future without oppression and just consumed in love and community" - Fatimata,

Stu Gov Equity & Inclusion Committee

Naomi Ganpo

Junior, B.S. Biology '22

Minoring in Anthropology & Sociology

"What I hope for our Black community is more unity because our power and strength are in numbers." -

Naomi, Founder of Cocoa Talks and Tri-Beta Scholar

Josette Yeboah

Senior, B.S. Neuroscience '21

Minoring in Healthcare and Society

"What I envision for the Black community is a reclamation of the past, present, and future. For so long, we've been robbed of the opportunity to construct our own narratives. I can't wait to see what alternate realities for Blackness exist, in the absence of white supremacy, facism, anti-Blackness and patriarchy." - Josette, NIH UGSP Scholar

Isaiah Osei-Gyening

Junior, B.S. Neuroscience '22

Minoring in Aging Studies

"I see the Black community at Lafayette becoming more that just a community, a family. I hope to help create a space where Black students on campus feel safe and heard on campus, and are learning more about themselves and their identity. As well as, being open to challenging their own ideal, in pursuit of growing" - Isaiah, NY Posse Scholar

Melissa Niles

Senior, B.A. Gov & Law '21

Minoring in Women's and Gender Studies

"I envision the Black community holding hands in solidarity once again and one of the ways that can happen is if we advocate for ourselves against systemic injustices on campus and in the world." -

Melissa, President of NIA: Systahood

Meet Our Allies

Flor de Maria Selena Caceres

Junior, B.A. Film and Media Studies, Anthropolgy and Sociology '22

“¡El pueblo unido, jamas será vencido! I am beyond grateful to the Black community who has always supported me in my fight for immigrant rights. For this reason and so much more, I will continuously advocate for Black voices to be heard, listened to, and cared for. Institutions like Lafayette have a long way to go, but it all starts with us helping out one another. This way, future generations do not have to suffer the way our Black and Brown communities have. After all, why be divided when we can be united?” - Flor, D.C. Posse Scholar

Milena Berestko

Junior, B.A. Theater and B.S. Psychology '22

"Lafayette College as an institution has a responsibility to protect its students, all of its students. The widely marketed diversity and inclusion as core values of the school are not reflected in the fabric of this PWI, but there is a potential to reform. We can reform the way the institution is governed and what kind of education Lafayette provides. I am all for it: for keeping Lafayette Administration accountable and ensuring that all voices are being heard no matter the background of the narrators." - Milena NY Posse Scholar

Kimberly Manalang

Senior, B.S. Biology '21

"I joined because not only are my friends affected, I knew I had some type of privilege to help those around me. I want to be an ally and unapologetically fight and help reduce systemic racism." - Kimberly, D.C. Posse Scholar