To prevent the pandemic from stifling one of the California State University's (CSU) most empowering outreach programs, CSU Dominguez Hills President Thomas A. Parham and other leaders recorded videos for churches across the state for the annual CSU Super Sunday. Played during virtual services at predominantly Black churches on Feb. 28, their messages pressed the importance and accessibility of a college education for young students of color. For more than a decade, the CSU's top leaders have delivered Super Sunday messages in person during services, reaching more than 100,000 churchgoers annually. The event is produced by the CSU African American Initiative - a partnership between ... Read More
Social Justice
Gerth Archives Opens Two Exhibitions Focused on the Black Power Movement
(Carson, CA.) California State University, Dominguez Hill's (CSUDH) Gerth Archives and Special Collections has curated two digital exhibitions focused on the Black Power Movement through the lens of influential Black organizations and systemic racism in the pre-World War II housing industry. “Black Power: Selections from the Gerth Archives at CSU Dominguez Hills” is available at https://scalar.usc.edu/works/black-power-selections-from-the-gerth-archives-at-csu-dominguez-hills/index. This exhibition is also on physical display at Page Against the Machine Bookstore, located at 2714 E. 4th Street, Long Beach, CA 90814. The exhibit will close June 13. “Black Power: Selections from the Gerth ... Read More
‘A Surge of Power,’ A Black Lives Matter-Devised Theatre Production, March 11-16
(Carson, Ca.) California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) will host a livestream production of “A Surge of Power,” an original student-written theatre production that gives voice to the rising plea for social equity. The show will run March 11, 12, 13, and 16 at 7 p.m. “A Surge of Power” is one result of the pledge the Department of Theatre and Dance made last summer in support of the Black Lives Matter movement to tell stories that denounce racism and bigotry, and foster empathy for all people. It was developed by Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts Shaunté Caraballo, who directs the production, and CSUDH students Kendall Bryant, Samantha Cope, Trish McCall, and Alex Serrano, ... Read More
Watch Party and Discussion: ‘The Big Picture: A Race for America’
The Africana Studies Department is hosting a Zoom watch party and discussion of “The Big Picture: A Race for America,” an Al Jazeera English documentary focused on private funding from foundations and its impact on Black lives through the pandemic, social protests, and politics. The film includes Donna Nicol, associate professor and chair of Africana Studies, who served as an expert panelist during the film. The documentary originally aired as a two-part series earlier this month. The watch party takes place Feb. 23 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Join the conversation on Zoom: ID number 840 1223 7375; passcode 007732. ... Read More
Male Success Alliance Receives $100,000 Grant from Kaiser Permanente
(Carson, Ca.) The Male Success Alliance (MSA) at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) has received $100,000 from Kaiser Permanente as part of $8.15 million in grants awarded to 40 nonprofit and community-based organizations across the nation for programing that addresses systemic racism. Kaiser announced the funding on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as part of a $25 million commitment the nonprofit health system made in June 2020 to promote health equity and address racism-driven stresses that lead to poor health outcomes. It includes $1 million for 10 organizations in Southern California, and CSUDH was the only institution of higher education among the grantees. “CSUDH is ... Read More
