Daily49er staff spoke to Black Business Students Association members and Africana Studies professors in a conversation on how Black people celebrate Black History Month.
Tag: Africana Studies
Juneteenth: ‘A celebration of human respect and dignity’
Union General Gordon Granger rode into Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865 with his men and enforced the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing the state’s 250,000 enslaved Africans and signaling an end to the Civil War, as explained by the Long Beach State Black faculty and staff community. Keith Claybrook, professor of[Read More…]
Chicano, Asian, Africana studies professors say they want more professors at CSULB
Students have voiced concern over the lack of Chicano and Latino studies professors for the volume of students enrolled in classes in the department.
Africana Studies Day reminds students to learn their history
The Department of Africana Studies hosts event to inform students of the importance of knowing their roots
Kwanzaa event highlights spirituality and celebrates African-American culture
Community members dressed in colorful dashikis filled the stage in the University Student Union Ballroom Tuesday to get an early start celebrating Kwanzaa with songs of spiritual tidings and appreciation of African culture. The event began at noon and featured a sermon from the creator the holiday, Maulana Karenga, professor[Read More…]