![San Diego City College student Ricky Ruiz, foreground, sits with Kayah Rybar as they watched BlacKkKlansman” at the Umoja Black Film Friday event, Feb. 9, 2024. Photo by Nadia Lavin/City Times Media](https://sdcitytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/BLKFF_NL_01-1200x900.jpeg)
City College Umoja program celebrates Black History Month with Black Film Fridays
Umoja community reflects on last year while promoting social justice, highlighting impactful stories through film
Nadia Lavin, Multimedia Journalist
• February 14, 2024
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City College celebrates diversity, unity at Black Student Mixer, part of campus Welcome Week
Semester-opening mixers aimed at fostering inclusion, empowerment for Latinx/Chicanx, LGBTQ+, AAPI, Black students
Marco Guajardo and Sean Monney
• September 5, 2023
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City College students learn subjects through the prism of Black culture
Umoja community promotes personal growth for students interested in learning from different perspectives
Shamere Grimes, Multimedia Reporter
• May 4, 2023
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Award-winning documentary highlights stories of deported veterans
UMOJA program brings producer/musician to City College for film screening
Shamere Grimes, Multimedia Reporter
• March 21, 2023
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![Anthony Walker and Alonzo Harvey host their B is for Black Wealth workshop.](https://sdcitytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CTM-CT-COVER-TEMPLATE-5-1-900x505.png)
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
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City College student leader making change through positivity and perseverance
Inter-club Council President Kaitlyn Moore is on a mission to make clubs inclusive and accessible to all
Kathryn Gray, Editor-In-Chief
• October 12, 2022
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City College dean addresses issues facing undocumented students
focus on ways California community colleges can provide additional support and resources
Joel Nevarez, Multimedia Journalist
• September 28, 2022
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As students return to campus, City College programs recruit new members
City Scholars, HUBU and Umoja actively looking for new students to participate in programs
Joel Nevarez, Multimedia Journalist
• September 1, 2022
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![Seranie Ruiz leads painting event](https://sdcitytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/MINDART_PS_001-900x580.jpg)
City College uses communal art to raise mental health awareness
City’s Student Health Services and Active Minds chapter turn to the arts as a way to ease students back to in-person campus life
Philip Salata, News Editor
• May 17, 2022
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VIDEO: City College’s social justice conference kicks off this week
The event aims to inspire collaborations that influence change
Jakob McWhinney, Multimedia Journalist
• March 22, 2022
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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
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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
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