In a letter to the editor, Rutgers University Republican Club President Gary G. Gallant, Jr. responds to Robert Jenusaitis’s previous column by arguing against the "misconception" that conservatives are apathetic toward racial equality.

As part of a Black History Month event in the Rutgers Fine Arts Auditorium, Makaziwe (Maki) Mandela delivered a lecture on the brutal realities of apartheid in South Africa, describing police violence and systemic dehumanization. During the program, the Mayor of Camden presented Mandela with the key to the city and named her an honorary citizen.