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Moorpark College Reporter

News, sports, entertainment and opinions about the Moorpark College community

Moorpark College Reporter

Moorpark College English professor Tamarra Coleman reading original work at her Black History Month event on Feb. 28, 2024. Photo credit: Moorpark College

Black History Month 2024: English professor Tamarra Coleman recites original poetry from self-published book “The Constant Sweetness Within”

By Belle Aguirre March 8, 2024

On Wednesday, Feb. 28, Moorpark College students and faculty closed out Black History Month 2024 with a live reading showcase from faculty member Tamarra Coleman titled "The Power of Our Stories: Activism,...

Dr. Franklin Ellis presenting to attendees at his 2024 Black History Month event at Moorpark College on Feb. 26, 2024 Photo credit: Luis Rivera

Black History Month 2024: Being Black on campus: An open discussion with Dr. Franklin Ellis

By Luis Rivera March 8, 2024

On Feb. 26, Dr. Franklin Ellis, a specialist in multicultural counseling, came to give a talk to Moorpark College on what it meant to be Black on campus and asked introspective questions to the attendees...

Jamaal Brown, 41, delivers a presentation on Black History to help educate students at Moorpark College on Feb. 14, 2024. Photo credit: Carson Ryan

Black History Month 2024: Black365 founder Jamaal Brown hosts historical presentation and knowledge bowl

By Virydiana Gonzalez March 3, 2024

Jamaal Brown, a historian and founder of the Black365 organization, was a guest speaker at Moorpark College on Wednesday, Feb. 14. Brown discussed his childhood, his role as a public speaker and gave a...

Cheryl L. Noralez-Figueroa performing a traditional Garifuna dance alongside percussionists at the Garifuna American Heritage Foundation United event at Moorpark College on Feb. 27, 2024. Photo credit: Gabriel Sanchez-Rivera

Black History Month 2024: Garifuna American Heritage Foundation United educates Moorpark College students on their ancestral legacy

By Gabriel Sanchez-Rivera March 1, 2024

On Feb. 27, 2024, Moorpark College hosted a Black History Month event with Garifuna American Heritage Foundation United which discussed the history of the Garifuna, an indigenous people of the Caribbean.Cheryl...

Virginia Trent, Raquel Marshall and Amberlin Morse of Raquel Marshall's Tribute to Diana Ross & The Supremes performing a dynamic set on the Moorpark College quad stage on Feb. 14, 2024. Photo credit: Brianna Perez

Black History Month 2024: Raquel Marshall’s Tribute to Diana Ross & The Supremes wows Moorpark College audiences

By Brianna Perez February 21, 2024

On Feb. 14, Raquel Marshall’s Tribute to Diana Ross & The Supremes hit the Moorpark College stage for their 2024 Black History Month celebration.Diana Ross & The Supremes were the 1960s,...

Portland Community College professor Wilson Nitunga presenting his lecture titled, "Intentional Defiance: Charting Your Path to Success and Rising Above the Means," on Feb. 9, 2024 at Moorpark College. Photo credit: agustina carrizo

Black History Month 2024: Professor Wilson Nitunga empowers students through educational success workshop

By Agustina Carrizo February 18, 2024

As part of Moorpark College’s 2024 Black History Month celebration, professor Wilson Nitunga led the student workshop, "Intentional Defiance: Charting Your Path to Success and Rising Above the Means,"...

Poster of James Baldwin is placed in the quad of Moorpark College on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020. Multiple posters were placed around Moorpark college to celebrate Black History Month. Photo Credit: Evan Reinhardt

Film screenings, webinars and virtual tours commemorated Black History Month at Moorpark College

By Jaya Roberts March 16, 2023
Moorpark College spent the month of February commemorating Black History Month through a series of webinars and in-person performances.
Jamie Foxx in the Main Stage Theater in Moorpark College talking to Lauren Snowden on Feb.24, 2022

Jamie Foxx Honors Black History Month at Moorpark College

By Kate Hernandez March 8, 2022
Closing out the celebration of Black History Month, Moorpark College held a live interview with actor Jamie Foxx. The interview took place on Feb. 24 located in the Main Stage Theater on the Moorpark campus.
Poster of Ida Bell Wells-Barnett placed in the Moorpark College quad on Tuesday, March 1, 2022. Photo credit: David Chavez

Moorpark College’s Black History Month webinar discusses the Harlem Renaissance

By Sulor Garretson March 2, 2022

In honor of Black History Month, Moorpark College held a webinar titled "Student Voices: The Harlem Renaissance and the 'New Negro Aesthetic.'"The event was hosted on Feb. 22 by Moorpark College's Diversity,...

Poster of James Baldwin is placed in the quad of Moorpark College on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020. Multiple posters were placed around Moorpark college to celebrate Black History Month. Photo Credit: Evan Reinhardt

Moorpark College kicks off Black History Month with a virtual presentation

By Shahbano Raza February 4, 2022

Moorpark College commenced Black History Month late Wednesday afternoon with a Zoom webinar that featured remarks and presentations from students, faculty and administration.Campus Diversity, Equity and...

Image Courtesy of VCCCD photo archive. Photo credit: Clepsy Hernandez

Moorpark College celebrates Black History Month with panel of community leaders

By Mitchell Ross March 4, 2021
MC and the BSU hosted a panel discussion with community leaders. In association with the Black Student Union, Moorpark College organized the Black Leadership and Identity panel in their monthlong celebration of Black History Month.
Cornel West, Student Pavilion, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, January 26, 2018
Photo by Gage Skidmore (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Moorpark College’s Black Student Union hosts Dr. Cornel West in celebration of Black History Month

By Alondra Alton March 4, 2021
On Friday Feb. 26, Moorpark College's Black Student Union hosted a live discussion via Zoom and live streamed on YouTube with Dr. Cornel West. Dr. West is an African American philosopher and a professor at Harvard and Princeton universities.
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