February is the time of year in which many look back and reflect on the success as well as the sacrifices Black Americans have contributed in the United States. However, this Black History Month is the first after a summer of social awakening and unrest to fight racial inequalities that still linger in society today. […]
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“Strikes” and Solidarity
#Scholarstrike began to go viral on Twitter as faculty and professors like Anthea Butler from the University of Pennsylvania spoke out on the two-day event slated for Sept. 8-9. By Robert Rios, Campus Editor America’s ongoing racial reckoning is not skipping the campus of California State University, Dominguez Hills, virtual semester or not. Today, the […]
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Task Force to Examine Anti-Blackness Primarily, but Not Exclusively
Dr. Donna J. Nicole (left) and Dr. Anthony Samad (far right in second photo) are co-chairs of the Task Force on Racial reconciliation announced last week by Dr. Thomas A. Parham (far left, second photo), who stands beside Dr. Michael Eric Dyson , a noted professor and author who spoke on campus in 2019. Photos […]
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The Burden of Being Black
Thousands attended a Long Beach protest earlier this month. Photo By Destiny Jackson By Destiny Jackson “Being black is having a good day and then seeing another black person was killed for no reason. Then you have to think about/talk about that all day. Or don’t and numb yourself. It’s a constant emotional war.” – […]
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Different Neighborhoods Warrant Rubber Bullets or Traffic Control For Protesters
Protesters in Newport Beach chanted the names of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor as traffic drove by, honking in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. Photo by Taylor Helmes By Taylor Helmes, Managing Editor If you’ve been paying any attention to the news lately, there’s a chance you saw a scene that looked like […]