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Matt Perko
Jeffrey C. Stewart

Historian Jeffrey Stewart elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences for his work in the visual arts

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A collage image of the photos and books related to Cedric and Elizabeth Robinson
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Jonathan Rissmeyer/UCSB Library
The collection reflects the careers of the Robinsons, renowned for their seminal scholarship and activism that had wide-ranging influence.

New collection will enable discovery and exploration of the influential work of Cedric and Elizabeth Robinson
two-panel painting by social justice artist Ty Rawls
Painting by social justice artist Tyhib Rawls for UCSB's Black Student Union

Black studies conference examines criminal legal system, unveils new social justice art
Ingrid Banks
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Carolyn Casey
Ingrid Banks, associate professor of Black studies

‘The College Board really didn’t know the history of Black studies’
Inez Beverly Prosser superimposed over a classroom
Inez Beverly Prosser is known as the first Black woman psychologist in the United States.

Groundbreaking work of four prominent Black psychologists featured for the first time in American Psychologist
Juneteenth mural
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Juneteenth Legacy Project
"Absolute Equality" mural in Galveston, Texas, commemorating Juneteenth

Teaching Juneteenth: a history lesson in slavery and freedom

Perspectives on Juneteenth

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Ta-Nehisi Coates

Race to Justice Continues

Race to Justice

The Black Student Experience
A documentary about Floyd Norman, Disney’s first African-American animator, screens at the Pollock Theater

‘A Crowning Achievement’

Through a Child’s Eyes
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