Green, blue, and black balloons were blown up Tuesday night in the University Student Union as students and staff came together to celebrate the importance of Black men in history. #BlackHisStories was the last of eight events wrapping up the monthlong celebration for Black History Month, bringing Black men together[Read More…]
Tag: Black History Month
LBSU highlights queer voices at #BlackQueerStories
The smell of jambalaya and pizza took over the room as a group of students and faculty hurried in University Student Union room 205 for a night full of sharing their authentic stories. Attendees gathered Tuesday night to celebrate queer voices in the Black community for Associated Students Inc.’s #BlackQueerStories[Read More…]
Black History Month at CSULB
The scent of home-cooking permeated the air around the Speakers Platform, and the banging of drums could be heard meters away, the percussion kicking off Black History Month at Cal State Long Beach Wednesday. The month-long series of events, hosted by the Office of Multicultural Affairs, began at noon with[Read More…]
And the Academy Award goes to some white guy
February is Black History Month, but nobody at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences seems to know that. This year, which marks the 50th anniversary of the Selma marches and the Voting Rights Act, the Oscars will air on Feb. 22 , and they are sadly lacking in[Read More…]