Mingxing Li Blog Post #2 May 7, 2019 The Black Student Union at the University of San Diego Throughout the nation, every ethnically diverse college has a variety of organizations which support diversity in the community. Black Student Unions, a Continue reading
Angela Yvonne Davis was born in Birmingham, Alabama in 1944. She is known for her political activism for black civil rights, as well as her contributions to the academic community and her involvement in the Communist Party and other organizations. Continue reading
Camille Yim Hist 128 A New Era On March 10, 2019, the March for Black Women event took place in Eastern San Diego from Logan Avenue to Kennedy Park. The first march of this kind occurred last year Continue reading
As a predominantly white city and a center of white flight, San Diego maintains a low diversity rate to this day; however, instances of tolerance are shown through events such as the erection of the “Breaking the Chains” statue on Continue reading
The Malcolm X Library is located on Market Street in San Diego, CA, and it has been operating since 1996. It provides youth from ages 12 to 18 the chance to gain skills necessary Continue reading
Johnny Ritchey, A Hometown Ball Player Baseball is one of the nation’s greatest pastimes, with roots dating back all the way back to 1869 in Cincinnati Ohio. The National League was the originator with the American League following suit, both Continue reading
Archie Moore’s claim to fame came from boxing. He was a world champion boxer and to this day remains as one of the most colorful and well-respected boxers of all time. Born in Benoit, Mississippi, he boxed from 1936 to Continue reading
Over the last thirty years, vast changes have been made in the inclusion of African American women in college sports. Specifically, at the “University of San Diego” (USD) the inclusion of African American women has transformed the development of Continue reading
One of the most important locations where significant discussions took place throughout the African Americans civil rights movement were at local churches. This includes San Diego’s Youth Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) that established a community center to provide housing, employment Continue reading
Kolender v Lawson is a court case that started in San Diego California and was taken all the way to the Supreme Court. This case changed the California Penal Code 647(e) which originally allowed law enforcement to unfairly discriminate against Continue reading
