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DESCRIPTION:At this forum we will cover the history of Black studies and the origins of 
 Black History Month. Our speakers will also discuss how faculty and 
 students at schools and universities are resisting the Trump 
 administration’s blatant efforts to banish African Americans from U.S. 
 history and culture, and how this attack is just the latest demonstration 
 of racism in this country.\nSpeakers include:\n\nDr. James Garrett – 
 President, Global Community Advancement Centers; co-founder of the modern 
 Black Student Union Movement, Black/Ethnic Studies Programs, and the Modern 
 Black Arts Movement\n\nRekia Jibrin – Assistant Professor of Critical 
 Studies in Education at UC Santa Cruz\n\nGerald Sanders – Co-Founder of 
 the Oscar Grant Committee Against Police Brutality; member of the Peace and 
 Freedom Party and Democratic Socialists of America\n\n*Organizations listed 
 for identification purposes only.\n\n
An open discussion will follow the 
 presentations\n\nWe encourage attendance in person where you will be able 
 to ask  questions and make comments. \nThis event is also available online 
 in real time. Please register in advance at\n 
 https://bit.ly/SSS-BlackStudies\n 
to receive your personal link. 
 \nOnline participants may have their questions and comments read aloud by 
 the forum moderator. \n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2026/01/31/18883696.php
SUMMARY:The Attack on Black Studies
LOCATION:The Starry Plough Pub\n3101 Shattuck Avenue \nBerkeley, CA 94705\n
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2026/01/31/18883696.php
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