For nearly 200 years, Historically Black Colleges and Universities—affectionally known as “HBCUs”—have led the way to ensure Black students are able to receive a quality college education. This was initiated at a time when Black…
Posts tagged Inspiration
From Changing Camera Lenses to Changing Careers
One of the biggest questions we get as children is, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” I always had an answer for the adults who asked me, but I never truly…
Launching DEI Initiatives on Campus as a Black Man in CSD
February 23, 2020: A trio of three White men in two vehicles pursued, shot, and killed Ahmaud Arbery—an unarmed Black man who was jogging near his home in Brunswick, Georgia. March 11, 2020: The World…
Navigating CSD as a First-Generation College Student
Although I was born in California, my family moved to Mexico when I was about a year old. Most of my childhood was spent in the beautiful rancho, Ayutita, in the outskirts of city of…