Oral History interview of Jamaéla Johnson for Black Student Center oral history project, April 30th, 2021

CSUSM
Ayana Ford, Interviewer | SC027-06
Black Student Center oral history collection

00:00:00 - Interview Introduction 00:00:41 - Childhood 00:02:08 - Developing an understanding of Blackness 00:04:44 - Learning about Black history and the Black experience in childhood and adolescence 00:08:13 - Personal impact of Black activism and social justice movements 00:21:54 - Impact of the Black Lives Matter movement 00:26:30 - Johnson's role in the establishment of the Black Student Center 00:34:40 - Vision of the students and faculty for the Black Student Center 00:38:09 - University Administration's vision for the Black Student Center 00:40:52 - Opposition to the creation of the Black Student Center 00:55:34 - The process of opening the Black Student Center 00:59:21 - The Black Student Center Grand Opening 01:01:16 - Leaders on the Black Student Center project, their contributions, and unsung heroes 01:07:13 - Early focus of the Black Student Center's initiatives, programming, events 01:14:39 - Insight on the main purpose of establishing the Black Student Center and its role as students return to campus post-COVID 01:17:23 - The Black Student Center's impact on the campus community 01:20:04 - Personal impact of the Black Student Center on Johnson 01:22:38 - Future expectations of the Black Student Center 01:25:44 - Johnson's final thoughts about the Black Student Center

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