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Black History Month

Faculty in the News
February 24, 2021

Larry Hygh (communication studies) talks about Black history from a personal perspective, Jing Zhang (management) wrote a research article about support for employees during the COVID-19 pandemic, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was asked to help fact-check a TV news commentator’s statement about the Jan. 6 Capitol Hill riot.

CSUSB alumna Margaret Hill and an educator
February 24, 2021

As part of our celebration of Black History Month, take a look back when author and CSUSB alumna Margaret Hill ’80 was profiled about her 49-year career in education.

February 22, 2021

The CSU and CSUSB will hold the annual Super Sunday outreach virtually to African American churches throughout the state on the importance of higher education.

CSUSB alumnus Owen Odigie
February 22, 2021

As part of our celebration of Black History Month, take a look back to when Owen Odigie ’15 shared his story on how he gave credit to CSUSB for helping and preparing him for the future. 

The PBS documentary, “Slavery by Another Name,” will be screened and followed by discussion led by Marc Robinson, CSUSB assistant professor of history, when the next Conversations on Race and Policing convenes virtually on Wednesday, Feb. 24.
February 22, 2021

The film and discussion at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24, will focus on when African American men, “often guilty of no crime at all, were arrested, compelled to work without pay, repeatedly bought and sold, and coerced to do the bidding of masters … well into the 20th century.”

Take a look at how student Alijah Jenkins defines the future as a leader of the pack.
February 22, 2021

Alijah Jenkins shares his experience as an active Coyote in multiple campus clubs and organizations and how that involvement has contributed to his overall academic success.

Chinaka DomNwachukwu, dean of CSUSB’s College of Education
February 18, 2021

COE Dean Chinaka DomNwachukwu has a number of goals for the college, such as increasing the diversity of students enrolled there, especially African American males becoming teachers.

From left, Kevin Bowers and Jack Mowreader of Community Presbyterian Church in Cathedral City with Lacey Kendall of CSUSB. Kendall and some friends developed a system to help churches livestream their services, and they are working to extend that assistance to some of the area’s historic Black churches.
February 16, 2021

As the COVID-19 pandemic curtailed large gatherings of any kind, Lacey Kendall saw a need to help local churches stream their services. With technology she and three friends developed, and with help from some CSUSB students and the community, Kendall is seeking to help historic Black churches in Riverside and San Bernardino counties go virtual.

CSUSB’s Pan-African Collegiate Scholars Program was highlighted in the online magazine’s Voices section.
February 16, 2021

CSUSB’s Pan-African Collegiate Scholars Program was highlighted in the online magazine’s Voices section, and is just one of the university’s programs, people and events featured in the Winter 2021 edition of the CSUniverse.