In 1973 an email, addressed to All Department Chairmen and Faculty, was sent from the Black Student Union . In the document the BSU members detail their request to be actively involved in the recruitment of Black Faculty. Analysis In this document, it is evident that the BSU wanted to have a more active role […]
“a racist institution, full of bigotry and hatred that makes it impossible for black students to come to this campus ” – Elizabeth Patterson, CC ’74 Denver Post Colorado Springs Bureau Criticism of Policies: Mass Resignations Threatened In an article titled “Blacks Criticize Policies at Colo. College” that appeared in the Denver Post Colorado Spring […]
In the 2001 issue of the Catalyst’s April Fools edition (released Friday March 29th) an article titled “Niggalodean”, playing with the name Nickelodeon (a children’s tv show), was published. This particular article generated polarizing reactions from not only the black students and other student’s of color at the college but also parent’s of students at the college. Discussion Section The opinion pieces […]
Click to on the audio below to listen to an interview I conducted with Menelek Lumumba, a Writer/Director of the film 1 Angry Black Man. Lumumba is a Colorado College Alumnus and was an active member of the BSU during his time from 1997-2002 at Colorado College.
In this memorandum[1] addressed to the admissions committee, the BSU lists important points about admissions at Colorado College to the admissions committee. This is yet another instance where we see the BSU taking an active role in claiming their place on the CC campus and raising their concerns is one way in which they did […]
Context When the topic of racial segregation comes up, the American South is often highlighted as the place where it was most rife but a place like Colorado which is situated in the West was not completely isolated from issues of race that permeated throughout the nation. In fact, Kelly Jensen, in an article she […]
William S. Braddan William S. Braddan is the earliest record of a black person associated with Colorado College. According to the CC Diversity @ CC webpage he was “An African-American clergy man” who attended Cutler Academy from 1891-1892. He is most notably known for his memoir “Under Fire” which he wrote after serving in World […]
Context San Francisco State University documents itself as the place where the first black student union was formed, with no specific year given. But after comparing information from several websites and books it appears that it was no earlier than 1964 and that it was more closer to 1967 which places the formation of the […]
