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.
1973 – BSU Advocates for More Minority Students
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 […]
1891 – First African American Alumnus associated with CC
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 […]
1969 – The Black Student Union
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 […]
