MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP - "Race is a discussion far from over."

Words spoken by Haslett High School senior Christine Awuor. Awuor, who is President of the school's Black Student Union, said it's important for students to be educated on the issue of race.

"Racism has continued," Awuor said. "It's taken on different forms so it's very important that everybody recognizes that it not only affects black people and people of color in general but it affects everyone."

The BSU began at Haslett High School three years ago.

In honor of Black History Month this month, the club, along with the BSU at Okemos High School, are planning various events to celebrate.

The Haslett BSU plans to share different Black History Month facts each day over its announcement system, bring in speakers, a step team and local musicians.

Okemos High School is eager to have its Black Student Union club back on campus after a hiatus.

Club member Samaje Sherman said a key event the club is hosting this semester is about Emmet Till. Till was an African American teenager who was killed at the age of 14 after being accused of flirting with a white woman.

The event, scheduled for April, will shed light on the aftermath of Till's killing--including the two men who were accused of being responsible for his murder and how they were later acquitted.

For both campuses, the message of the the BSU is the same--to accept and promote diversity not just during a specific month but throughout the entire year.