Dominguez Hills

Nov 22 2012

Cal State Dominguez Hill’s only Olympian

California State University, Dominguez Hills, celebrated Nov. 20 as Carmelita Jeter Day as the campus welcomes home its first Olympic athlete.

The three-time medalist at the 2012 London Olympic Games—bronze in the 200 meter, silver in the 100-meter dash, and gold in the 4x100-meter relay—and once the fastest woman alive, will talk about her experiences and answer questions from the audience during “A Discussion with Carmelita Jeter,” from 4 to 5 p.m.  in the University Theatre. There was also an autograph session immediately following.

May 24 2012

Four African Americans will be inducted into their tribes

Los Angeles will join other U.S. cities and African countries in commemorating the 39th Africa Day with a free one-day cultural festival on Saturday, May 26, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Carson at California State University, Dominguez Hills.

May 3 2012

Six campuses involved

A dozen students from six Cal State campuses, including four in the Southland, are on a hunger strike to press their demands for tuition cuts.

The action began Wednesday and is intended to end next Wednesday, when the California State University Board of Trustees meets at the Long Beach campus, where the hunger strikers hope to present their demands, the San Fernando Valley Sun reported.

Juliana D. Norwood  |   OW Staff Writer
Dec 2 2010

New developments connecting the Diaspora are blossoming

In October, the Africa-USA Chamber of Commerce conducted a two-day Pan African Global Trade Conference at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), which, organizers said, was an important first step in connecting the United States, the African continent, and the African Diaspora in business and trade.

Jun 26 2009

Formulated by the CAAPEI Black Think Tank Participants, CSUDH

Just in time for this election season, the Black Think Tank at CSU, Dominguez Hills has come up with a reference guide for asking questions, evaluating candidate’s records, and up-scaling the community activism of the California black community. Other groups have their own political-economic agendas, and usually they try to use us to accomplish benefits for themselves. Latinos clearly have an agenda, as do Jews, for example. There’s nothing unusual or even unsavory in that fact alone. That’s just politics.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.

California
San Diego college students and volunteers will carry out their sixth home restoration project on Wednesday, July 10 through Sunday, July 14. as part of the “Healing our Heroes’ Homes” (H3) program created by the nonprofit Embrace. The five-day effort will take place at the home of medically retired Marine Corps Capt. Sarah Bettencourt. Bettencourt served with many different units across the country during the Global War on Terrorism and developed a rare neurological disorder in 2008. With a focus to restore the homes of disabled veteran homeowners, H3 falls in line with Embrace’s mission to mobilize college-student volunteers and community members to serve less fortunate members of civilian and veteran communities. The project for the Bettencourts’ home includes kitchen and bathroom remodeling, building ADA-compliant disability ramps, widening their driveway to ADA standards, widening doorways and landscaping.
 
District of Columbia
The 2013 Smithsonian Folklife Festival will showcase its five-year community research project on African American identity with the program “The Will to Adorn: African American Diversity, Style, and Identity.” This multicity collaboration examines the history and culture of the aesthetics of African Americans. The festival will be held June 26-30 and July 3-7, outdoors on the National Mall between Seventh and 14th streets. “Whether we realize it or not, we are all dress artists. The way we compose our look is a creative expression of our ideas about who we are and who we aspire to be,” said Diana N’Diaye, program curator. “This program explores the diversity of African American traditions of style, but also teaches young people the importance of documenting their own culture and saving that information for themselves and future generations.”