At a San Luis Obispo City Council meeting on Jan. 12, public commenter Marshall James recalled Martin Luther King Jr.’s words that a beloved community is where dignity, respect and equal opportunity are provided. When the city’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Task Force leaders urged the council to accept 12 recommendations, James said, “I’m […]
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Tianna Arata appeared in court alongside three new co-defendants
This morning, Tianna Arata was joined in court by her three new co-defendants Marcus Montgomery, Amman Asfaw and Joshua Powell, who were charged with misdemeanors for participating in a local Black Lives Matter protest three months ago. Today was the three mens’ first appearance in court since the District Attorney (DA) charged them and added […]
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LIVE UPDATES: Protest in support of four Black Lives Matter activists before they appear in court
Update 11:00 a.m. The rally ended peacefully. Update 10:56 a.m. “For the DA’s office to add three Black men to this case is racist bullshit,” Tianna Arata said. Arata asked everyone to stick together, support one another and vote the general election. “We are fighting anti-Blackness at the root, and liberating Black people liberates all […]
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The city’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force responds to Amman Asfaw’s charges
The City of San Luis Obispo’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force released a statement on Oct. 19 following the charges against their recently elected Chair Amman Asfaw. Asfaw is one of the eight protesters charged for the July 21 Black Lives Matter protest. The protest blocked both directions of traffic on highway 101 when […]
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Celebrating Black Love in elegance at the SLO Museum of Art
Black Student Union threw their annual Black Love celebration Feb. 23 at the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art. With three hours of non-stop piano from music sophomore Edmond McGinley and drum riffs from James Balseiro, food catered by Nipomo House of Prayer Church of God in Christ chef Walter Harris, the Black fashion, Black […]
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Cal Poly National Society of Black Engineers wins best chapter award
Last month, the Cal Poly National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) chapter took home the regional award for chapter of the year at the 45th Annual NSBE Convention in Detroit. The best chapter award win was the club’s first since 1987. Cal Poly’s NSBE chapter aims to “increase the number of culturally responsible Black engineers […]