Meanwhile, a black student carrying a glue gun led to a school lockdown.

Some on campus called it an "overreaction" because the student with the glue gun is black.

As Christians, we seem to have become obsessed with pointing out the perceived faults, failures and heresies in churches other than their own.

Black student activists accomplished so much within this past year and reached new levels of success. Not only did they fight for racial equality, but they bonded a community, inspired many, and ultimately accomplished change on their campuses and institutions.

The map on the wall is punctuated with round red pins that look like Rudolph's reindeer nose. Each one of them, Ben Taylor explains, marks the spot where Beecher's Fault, the band he leads with Ken Lamken, has played.