Photograph of the panel for the Black Student Center's 2017 Kwanzaa celebration. Panelists were, from left to right: Dr. Mohamed Abumaye, CSUSM professor of sociology; Tiamoyo Karenga; Dr. Maulana Karenga; Cyntia Rice, Vice President of Institutional…

Derike Blaze (center) listens intently to a speaker at the Black Student Center's 2017 Kwanzaa celebration.

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…

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…

Panelists at the Cultures Confined exhibition opening, from left to right: Moderator Dr. Toni Olivas, Flor Alveraz, Jake Northington, Dr. Chris Bickel, Martin Leyva, Maria Valdivia. "Cultures Confined" was a student-driven exhibition that documented…

Ursula Berger (L) was the honoree of the award Woman of the Year at the Black Student Center's Black Women Appreciation event. Berger worked for the University Dining Services at Sodexo. To Berger's right is student Jake Northington. The BSC event…