Black Scholars Matter: Striving for scholars, not scholarships

When first year student Alexis Obando-Johnson first came to California State University, Northridge, he struggled to make friends and find a community. But after being accepted into the Black Scholars Matter program, he saw a huge difference in his college experience. “I’m surrounded by people like me, I’m taught about the Black experience and I’m...

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