As a Harlem resident and Columbia University student, Zenayah Roaché shares her perspective about Columbia University's engagement with the Harlem community to help combat the negative consequences of racism in employment, healthcare, housing, and business. She also shares her perspective on how Columbia University can make improvements moving forward. The interview focuses on the following key th emes: power and control, equity, communication, accountability, and responsibility
Students; Community and college--United States; Discrimination in housing--United States; Discrimination in medical care--United States; Discrimination in employment--United States; Racism--United States; Harlem (New York, N.Y.) History; Harlem (New York, N.Y.) Race relations; Harlem (New York, N.Y.) Social conditions; Roaché, Zenayah; Columbia University
Format
oral histories
Genre
Interviews
Date
2021
Note (Biographical)
In 2022, Zenayah Roaché was a sophomore at Columbia University in the City of New York. She grew up blocks away from its Morningside campus in Harlem. As a result, two of her major concerns have always been zoning and homelessness/housing services. O ther topics that she is concerned with include lack of funding for housing services in Harlem, the sociocultural barrier that separates Columbia University from Harlem, gentrification, amplifying the voices of people who personally attest to the effects of Columbia's institutional privilege