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Black Wall Street event

Crowd shot of the Black Student Center's Black Wall Street event. Photograph taken at the University Student Union ballroom. Photograph by Jake Northington.
Crowd shot of the Black Student Center's Black Wall Street event. Photograph by Jake Northington.

Crowd shot of the Black Student Center's Black Wall Street event. The Black Wall Street event included guest speakers Shane Harris (national civil right and human rights activist), based out of San Diego, and keynote speaker Benjamin Crump. Crump, a civil rights lawyer, has represented the families of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, residents of Flint, Michigan, who were affected by the poisoned water of the Flint River, as well as the family of Henrietta Lacks in a landmark reparations case.

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Attendees at the Black Student Center's Black Wall Street event. Photograph taken at the University Student Union ballroom. Photograph by Jake Northington.
Attendees at the Black Student Center's Black Wall Street event. Photograph by Jake Northington.

The Black Wall Street event included guest speakers Shane Harris (national civil right and human rights activist), based out of San Diego, and keynote speaker Benjamin Crump. Crump, a civil rights lawyer, has represented the families of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, residents of Flint, Michigan, who were affected by the poisoned water of the Flint River, as well as the family of Henrietta Lacks in a landmark reparations case.

Attendees from left to right are: Scott Ybarrondo, former CSUSM Police Chief; Floyd Lai, former Director of the Cross-Cultural Center; Marilyn McWilliams, Administrative Assistant in the Office of Inclusive Excellence (retired); Dr. Geoffrey Gilmore, former Associate Vice President of Student Academic Support Services; and Emy Medina Executive Assistant to the AVP of Student Academic Support Services.

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