Langston Hughes Project What is This Program? Black History Month is one in which we celebrate the achievements of African Americans and recognize their role in United States history. With great adoration for his culture and background, Ronald C. McCurdy Continue reading
Aevia Trainor HIST 218 First Blog Post Do the Right Thing Black History Month is an annual celebration used to recognize, remember and honor the contributions and achievements made by people of African descent throughout history of the United States. Continue reading
Hailey Albright HIST 218 First Blog Post Do the Right Thing For this project, I went to the screening of Do the Right Thing. This film is very detailed, but I go over the main plot below. Being as detailed Continue reading
Black history month raises awareness of their past and current struggles in society by celebrating the countless important people, events, and ideas that shape the African American identity. One example is Barry Jenkin’s 2016 film Moonlight, where Chiron’s coming-of-age story Continue reading
On February 25, I had the privilege of attending a presentation/discussion by Dr. Monique Morris about her best-selling book PUSHOUT: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools. This is a topic that is overlooked and one that Dr. Morris has Continue reading
On The February 19th Dr Monique W Morris, ed.D came to give a conference At the University of San Diego . She is a writer, but also professor at St Mary’s College, She also has taught at the University of Continue reading
The Langston Hughes Project event provided an opportunity for the community of the University of San Diego to experience African American culture in the form of jazz music and poetry as a way of celebrating Black History Month. Dr. Roy Continue reading
I attended and watched the movie “Moonlight” directed by Barry Jenkins and listened to the panel after the movie. This film followed the story of a boy named Chiron, who grew up in the ghettos of Miami, through his childhood, Continue reading
Before prom most teens stress about what they are going to wear, who they are going with, and what they are doing after. This is not the case for the high school students in the documentary, “Prom Night in Mississippi.” Continue reading
Coming into the Langston Hughes project event, I had decent knowledge regarding the cultural importance and relevance of jazz within the African American community as well as American culture historically but did not know much of the modern jazz scene. Continue reading
