As part of the 2022 Virtual Black History Month Festival promoted by the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), writer and bioethicist Harriet A. Washington brought attention to the exploitation of African Americans within the Continue reading
I had the pleasure of attending the “The Black Present and Presence” event, led by speakers Professor Channon Miller, V. Dozier, and Dr. Khalia Li. They discussed the lack of recognition for black women and the cultural Continue reading
Since the 1600’s, African Americans have been marginalized because of their skin color and the way they look. Black people have been fighting for equality and fair treatment since the Europeans captured and began to treat them as “slaves”, during Continue reading
The title of the Black History Month program that I attended was “The Black Present and Presence” hosted by Dr. Channon Miller through the University of San Diego. This event featured two panelists Khalia Ii, A Ph.D. Candidate and Program Continue reading
OnTuesday April 19th, 2022, my fellow students and I filled the Warren Auditorium at the University of San Diego. We gathered there that night to listen to Dr. Cathy J. Cohen, a distinguished author, social activist, feminist, and political science Continue reading
“They want our rhythm but they don’t want our blues” (Dozier). A very common dilemma if we explore black presence in everyday American life. This reflects the constant challenge of racial discrimination against the minority blacks in a white dominant Continue reading
Black History’s Impact on Current Black Culture I recently attended a program put on at the University of San Diego on April twenty-first called The Black Present and Presence, which was hosted by Dr. Channon Miller, V. Dozier, and Khalia Continue reading
I attended the event “Black Women’s Cultural (In) Visibility” from the Discussion Series: The Black Present and Presence — coordinated by Professor Chanson Miller, and sponsored by the Humanities Center at the University of San Diego. The discussion series explores Continue reading
The legacy of slavery certainly is something that a lot of white Americans are uneasy with, blacks were supposedly less human than white, they were not legally able to marry, but within their communities, they developed cultural practices that allowed Continue reading
How They Started and How Far They Have Come The Black Present and Presence hosted by the University of San Diego where speakers V. Dozier and Khalia Li spoke about Black Women’s Cultural (In)Visibility helped me have a better understanding Continue reading
