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City College alums return, guide students in building Black wealth

The event, sponsored by HUBU, marked the end of Black History Month

Joel Nevarez, Sports Editor • March 3, 2023

For San Diego City College alums Anthony Walker and Alonzo Harvey, closing out Black History Month on the campus was a full-circle moment.

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GALLERY: With playoffs looming, City College men’s basketball shines on Sophomore Night

The action-packed double-header celebration was the last at home before the playoffs begin on Feb. 25

Joel Nevarez, Sports Editor • February 24, 2023

Harry West Gym was roaring as the San Diego City College men's basketball team took the court in the first game of a doubleheader celebrating Black History Month and the sophomores on the men's and women's rosters.

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City College to host basketball celebration for sophomores, Black History Month

Outreach, Athletics among the program that collaborate on the community event

Joel Nevarez, Multimedia Journalist • February 15, 2023

San Diego City College will celebrate Black History Month and its sophomores athletes with a night full of basketball and giveaways at the Harry West Gym on Feb.15 starting at 4:30 p.m.

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REVIEW: ‘Black Panther’ sparked a cultural phenomenon

2018 film first in series of movie screenings in honor of Black History Month at San Diego City College

Shamere Grimes, Multimedia Journalist • February 7, 2023

San Diego City College’s Umoja program is hosting a film viewing in honor of Black History Month every Friday in February. The series began with “Black Panther” on Feb. 3 in MS-162. The sequel “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” will be screened on Feb. 10, with “42” set for Feb. 16 (due to the Lincoln Day holiday) and “King Richard” shown on Feb. 24.

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Campus comes alive at Soul Food Celebration

City College community gathers to celebrate Black History Month

Kathryn Gray, Editor-In-Chief • March 2, 2022

Smells of fried chicken and gumbo wafted through campus enticing people to gather at the patio of the San Diego City College A building where students, faculty and staff shared soul food in celebration of Black History Month coming to a close.

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City College shines a light on mental health struggles in Black communities

Mental health barriers the focus of Black History Month events

Kathryn Gray, Editor-In-Chief • March 1, 2022

To help shine a light on the stigma around mental health in Black communities, City hosted multiple events throughout Black History Month aimed at breaking down some of these barriers.

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REVIEW: ‘Maya Angelou: And StilI l Rise’

City College to host a virtual screening of award-winning feature documentary showcasing the life of master extraordinaire, Maya Angelou

Victor Ortiz, Jr. , Multimedia Journalist • February 25, 2022

San Diego City College will host the virtual screening of “Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise,” beginning at 6 p.m. on Feb. 25.

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GALLERY: Zuzu Acrobats wow crowd at City College

The Tanzanian troupe balanced, contorted, danced and hammed it up for the first live on-campus event of the spring semester

Kathy Archibald and Kathryn Gray • February 23, 2022

San Diego City College students whooped and hollered as the Zuzu Acrobats performed in Curran Plaza on Feb. 22 for the first live event of the spring semester.

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‘Hidden Figures’ film screening sparks discussion about injustice, progress

City College Black Film Friday events shine spotlight on Black history through cinema

Kathryn Gray, Editor In Chief • February 18, 2022

In celebration of Black History Month, San Diego City College hosted a screening and discussion of the film “Hidden Figures” on Feb. 17 on Zoom for Black Film Friday.

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REVIEW: ‘Hidden Figures’

City College hosts a film screening and discussion of the biographical drama about three Black women who helped NASA put an astronaut in orbit

Kathy Archibald, Multimedia Journalist • February 17, 2022

The World Cultures program at San Diego City College will present a community Zoom viewing and discussion of the film “Hidden Figures" on Feb. 17.

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REVIEW: “Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice”

San Diego City College hosts “Black Film Fridays” with a depiction of Wells-Barnett’s legacy of journalism and activism

Philip Salata, Multimedia Journalist • February 11, 2022

This hour-long biographical piece depicts the life and work of journalist, activist, and African American suffragette Ida B. Wells-Barnett, whose methodical and uncompromising voice served as a guiding beacon for Black rights throughout the post-Reconstruction era.

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Poet, author and educator Latorial Faison presents her life and work at City College

One of a series of Cultural Noire Performing Arts Company events presented in partnership with San Diego City College

Kathryn Gray, Multimedia Journalist • February 10, 2022

Growing up in the small town of Cortland in South Hampton County Virginia, the site of a rebellion of enslaved people led by preacher and slave Nat Turner in 1831, Latorial Faison remembers Black History as a part of her daily life. Poet, author, performer, educator, mother, military spouse and much more, Faison uses moments from her own life to teach others.

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