Non-fiction production company Firelight Media announced the recipients of its Spark Fund on Thursday (March 17). The initiative was created to support established independent filmmakers who identify as Black, Indigenous .
From his west side part series to his community work in the Crenshaw District, Gregory Everett has always been motivated by the larger perspective, but his impact stayed relatively underground. Learn more about this pivotal person in the Black L.A. community.
The university’s new bachelor of arts degree will not only enhance the academic offerings at UC San Diego, but will foster collaborative study for students an
A Major Move
Campus approves new undergraduate degree in Black Diaspora and African American Studies
UC San Diego students at the February 2020 BRC Change-A-Thon, hosted by the Black Resource Center in The Basement. Photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Communications.
When Alicia Yancey started her first year at UC San Diego, she sought out spaces where Black students like her could thrive. For community, she grew close to the Black Resource Center and served two years as president of the Black Student Union. For academics, she took as many classes on the Black experience as possible, and ultimately received a minor in African American Studies.