Jun 22, 2026 | Position Statements
The Voting Rights Act of 1965, along with the Civil Rights Act of 1964, was the significant achievement of the modern civil rights movement. After decades of disenfranchisement, President Lydon Johnson signed a sweeping piece of federal legislation that provided...
Feb 17, 2026 | Uncategorized
The word “icon” doesn’t adequately describe the Honorable Reverence Jesse Jackson Sr. who passed away on February 17th at the age of 84. We stand on the shoulders of giants. Reverence Jackson was one of these giants. Throughout his life, Reverence...
Dec 29, 2025 | Homegoings
On December 25, 2025, Renowned Scholar and Professor Emeritus Dr. Charles Wesley Harris passed away. Born on September 12, 1927, in Auburn, Alabama, Dr. Harris had five siblings and was raised in rural Auburn. Dr. Harris came of age during the height of...
Aug 20, 2025 | Homegoings
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Dr. Martin L. Boston on August 17, 2025. Professor Boston served as Assistant Professor of Ethnic Studies, Director of Pan-African Studies and of its Black Serving Institution initiative at Sacramento State...
Aug 28, 2023 | Position Statements
We are devastated to hear of the tragic deaths of Angela Carr, 52, Anolt Laguerre, Jr., 19, and Jerrald De’Shaun Gallion, 29, who were specifically targeted and killed in an act of domestic terrorism by a white supremacist in the state of Florida. This heinous...
