California State University, Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) production of playwright Elaine Romero's “Undocumented” examines the tragic impact of America's current immigration crisis with an immersive, multimedia portrayal of the many facets of the story. The show opens on January 25 at 8 p.m., and will run weekends through Feb. 4 in the CSUDH Edison Theatre. What: “Undocumented” When: January 25, 26, 31 at 8 p.m., and Jan. 27 at 2 p.m.; February 1, 2, 7, 8 and 9 at 8 p.m., and February 3 and 10 at 2 p.m. Where: University Edison Theatre. Tickets: $18 for general admission, and $13 for students and senior citizens. Click here for tickets. The play is intended for a mature ... Read More
Social Justice
Scholar, author and activist Angela Davis will speak at CSUDH
Angela Davis, the famous social-justice author and activist, will speak at Cal State Dominguez Hills on Monday evening, Feb. 11, about how the current generation of young people can find its voice. Davis, who most recently has focused her energy on abolishing what she calls the country's prison industrial complex, will speak as part of the Dymally Distinguished Speaker Series, which kicked off in September with Rep. Karen Bass (D-Inglewood), chairwoman of the Black Congressional Congress. The series, organized by the Mervyn M. Dymally African American Political & Economic Institute at Dominguez Hills, is meant to bring to students a range of intellectual thought on the critical ... Read More
Olympic Icon Tommie Smith Visits Cal State Dominguez Hills
CARSON – Tommie Smith raced to the victory stand some 50 years ago after winning the men's 200 meters at the 1968 Olympics. Smith and American teammate John Carlos are more known today for what they did on the medal podium than their first- and third-place finishes at the Mexico City Olympics on Oct. 16 of that year. Smith and Carlos' human rights salute with their raised black fists, drew the rebuke and scorn of the International Olympic Committee and journalists around the world. The duo was sent home and would not be welcomed back with warmth once they reached American soil. The two men would become sports pariahs, hated by many in the country they represented. Extended unemployment ... Read More
Civil Rights Icon Tommie Smith Keynotes Inaugural Presidential Distinguished Lecture Series
“Some of us may feel protected from social bias because we have a good job, we are the right color, we smile a lot, or because we have friends in high places. You know, the higher you think with that love of social ignorance, the further you will fall when you realize what is all around you.” This profound reality check was offered by Tommie Smith, the legendary Olympic gold medalist who bowed his head and raised a clinched fist in a black glove on the medal podium at the 1968 Mexico City games as a gesture against inequality and injustice. The civil rights icon shared those words as the keynote speaker during California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) inaugural Presidential ... Read More
Olympian and Civil Rights Icon Tommie Smith to Speak at Presidential Distinguished Lecture Series
(Carson, CA) CSU Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) will kick off its inaugural Presidential Distinguished Lecture Series on Nov. 7 at 4 p.m. with a program titled “Silent Gesture: Athletics and Courageous Conscience.” The featured speaker will be legendary Olympic athlete Tommie Smith, whose raised his fist on the medal podium at the 1968 Mexico City games became an iconic moment in civil rights history. The event commemorates the 50th anniversary of Smith's protest. He will speak about the difficult decision to transform his personal achievement into a platform for speaking out against inequality and injustice, and how that decision impacted his own life and the course of the civil rights ... Read More