California State University San Marcos

Oral history interview of Ariel Stevenson for Black Student Center oral history project, April 15th, 2021.

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00:00:00 - Interview Introduction 00:00:31 - Childhood 00:02:43 - Black identity and conception of Blackness 00:04:43 - Impact of Black advocacy and social justice movements 00:09:54 - College experience 00:11:14 - Early campus spaces, outreach to Black students by Black staff and faculty 00:18:22 - Needs of students, staff, and faculty involved in the Black Student Center's creation 00:21:12 - Opening of the Black Student Center 00:25:37 - Opposition to the creation of the Black Student Center 00:30:31 - University Administration's vision for the Black Student Center 00:34:25 - First visit to the Black Student Center 00:38:35 - Early focus of the Black Student Center 00:40:19 - Initiatives and programming in the Center's early days 00:42:43 - Hurdles in the early days of the Black Student Center 00:45:22 - Purpose of the Black Student Center 00:49:45 - Impact of Black Student Center on Stevenson 00:50:56 - Future expectations for the Black Student Center 00:52:10 - Stevenson's role on campus as Assistant Director for Programs and Initiatives 00:56:42 - Stevenson's thoughts on the Black Student Center Oral History Project