Welcome! Moorpark College Celebrates Black History Month
Moorpark College Celebrates Black History Month - Check out the Campus Events Calendar.
BHM Committee:
Banea Sumpter, Timothy Lumas, Gerald Richardson III, Ka Ren Mac Calla, Analisa Jugan, Ranford Hopkins, Dina Pielaet, Micaiah Satterwhite, Trinity Hooper, Tamarra Coleman, Cynthia Barnett, Lauren Snowden, Pauline Nassar
About Black History Month
Representation, Identity and Diversity
Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their true central role in U.S. history. Also known as African American History Month, the event grew out of “Negro History Week,” the brainchild of noted historian Carter G. Woodson and other prominent African Americans. Since 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated the month of February as Black History Month. Other countries around the world, including Canada and the United Kingdom, also devote a month to celebrating Black history. -- Black History Month Moorpark College 2023.
African American History Month Exhibits & Collections is another good source of material related to African American history available from the Library of the Congress and other partner agencies.
Moorpark College Black Student Union Mission Statement
- Serve and unify the students of the African Diaspora at Moorpark College.
- Identify relevant issues and initiate appropriate action in order to reduce or eliminate any impediments believed to be adverse to students and their continued well-being and matriculation.
- Provide enriching experiences and assuring continuing development of a progressive environment which is conducive to underrepresented students in their quest to obtain a great qualitative and meaningful education.
- Challenge its membership to actively address political, social, and cultural injustices while at the same time celebrating and acknowledging the advancement of people of color at Moorpark College.