Black Staff & Faculty Organization
Meet Robin Holmes-Sullivan
Franklin Lobby 1The Black Staff and Faculty Organization (BSFO) and Diversity and Engagement invite all UCOP staff to join them in welcoming Robin Holmes-Sullivan to her new role as vice president for Student Affairs in the Academic Affairs Division. Refreshments will be served. Questions about this event?…
Brown bag: From Black Panthers to Black Lives Matter
Franklin Lobby 1As part of Black History Month, the Black Staff and Faculty Organization (BSFO) as well as the Academic Senate and Diversity and Engagement are sponsoring this brown bag talk by Sean Malloy, Associate Professor of History at UC Merced. Light refreshments will be served. Sean…
Hidden Genius Project brown bag
Franklin Lobby 1In celebration of Black History Month, come to a special brown bag with guest speaker Brandon Nicholson, Ph.D., executive director of the Hidden Genius Project. Dr. Nicholson will discuss the work he and his colleagues engage in to support K-12 African-American males through mentoring, problem-solving…
Film screening: “13th: From Slave to Criminal with One Amendment” Part 1
Franklin Lobby 1Black History Month event: Join the BSFO for a screening of Ava DuVernay’s documentary film, "13th: From Slave to Criminal with One Amendment." Shown in 2 parts, on Feb 8 and 12 (both in Franklin Lobby 1 from 12 to 1 p.m.) DuVernay’s documentary charts the…
Film screening: “13th: From Slave to Criminal with One Amendment” Part 2
Franklin Lobby 1Black History Month event: Join the BSFO for a screening of Ava DuVernay’s documentary film, "13th: From Slave to Criminal with One Amendment." Shown in 2 parts on Feb 8 and 12 (both in Franklin Lobby 1 from 12 to 1 p.m.) DuVernay’s documentary charts the…
Mass Incarceration: From Slave to Criminal
Franklin Lobby 1Black History Month event: Join us for a panel discussion on mass incarceration. Panelists: Brendon Woods, Alameda County Public Defender; Marisa Lagos, KQED Journalist; Karena H. Montag, Insight Prison Project; Moderator: Martin Reynolds, Co-Executive Director Maynard Institute. Questions: Contact Latascha.MagnessCotton@ucop.edu
Racial Profiling in Tobacco Marketing in the Black Community
Franklin Lobby 1Black History Month event: Join Valerie Yerger, ND, UCSF Associate Professor of Health Policy in a presentation followed by Q & A. Yerger will provide a historical perspective of the predatory marketing of menthol cigarettes and other flavored tobacco products. She will also discuss the work…
Mamie’s Rebellion: The Death of Emmett Till
Franklin Lobby 1For Black History Month: Using song, dance and pantomime, Mamie’s Rebellion follows the story of the mother of Emmett Till, Ms. Mamie Elizabeth Till-Mobley and her brave decision to show the world the barbaric crime inflicted on her 14 year old son by two white…
