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San Francisco State Africana Studies Journal (ASJ) an Annual Publication San Francisco State Africana Studies Journal (ASJ) An Annual Publication Department of Africana Studies College of Ethnic Studies San Francisco State University _________________________________________________ Editor Loveday Ukaigwe Editorial Board Rick Arenas, Michael Barba, Andrea Bell, Waynisha Butler, Bradley Focht, Eric Harris, Daniel Marianno, Imani Miller, Simone Nalls, Norhan Mohammed, Skye Philips, Ramona Polk, Bennie Rhodes, Regina Rhodes, Tracy Stuart, Barbara Sutton Faculty Advisor Dr. Dorothy Randall Tsuruta Production Assistance Kenric J. Bailey The ASJ mission is to promote student scholar/activists and creative artist/activists through publication. Thus when the students matriculate into life beyond the university, they will have the ASJ to include in their resume as evidence of achievement(s). To these ends, this student-produced Journal may host limited works by fgures whose presence in an issue highlight, by association, Students’ talents. Contact Professor Dorothy Randall Tsuruta ([email protected]) for info and requests. Reproduction requires permission of the individual contributors and the ASJ. This Journal is printed in San Francisco by TED & PARTNERS, INC. Copyright © 2015 The ASJ thanks IRA support at SFSU. i Congressman John Lewis and Alumnus Rev. Dr. Ramona Tasco, Congressmanat an SFSU John gathering, Lewis and Wednesday, Alumnus FebruaryRev. Dr. Ramona18, 2015 Tasco, at an SFSU gathering, Wednesday, February 18, 2015 ______________________________________ Africana Studies Journal, Volume 16, May 2015 Table of ConTenTs Congressman John lewis and rev. dr. ramona TasCo ..............................i ------ediTors------ Faculty Advisor’s Welcome ....................................................................................4 Dr. Dorothy Randall Tsuruta Young Gifted and Black Males Anthony Albey Soliman ................................................................................5 Michael Payton ................................................................................................6 Jonathan Brumfeld .........................................................................................7 Student Editor’s Welcome ......................................................................................8 Loveday Ukaigwe ------arTiCles------ A Herstory of the #BlackLivesMatter Movement ..........................................11 Alicia Garza The Creator of the “Black Lives Matter” Movement .....................................17 Michael Barba Black Lives Matter--Not a Moment. a Movement ..........................................20 Tracy Stuart GOP Attacks Against the First Daughters .......................................................24 Skye Phillips BlackLivesMatter: Technological Abilities Raise Opportunities for Awareness ........................26 Skye Phillips iii The Media Perpetuates the Subjugation of African Americans ..............28 Bradley Focht ------inTerviews------ Black Lives Have Always Mattered: An Interview with Dash ................30 Regina Rhodes Interview With Samone Mann, SFSU Nursing Student ............................34 Imani Miller ------liTerary seCTion------ Literary Editorial ................................................................................................37 Poetry: Social Trends, Marqui Hicks .............................................................39 Poetry: Do Anybody Care?, Sho’mane Evans-Ture ....................................42 Short Story: All In Vain, Andrea Bell ............................................................47 4 Africana Studies Journal Faculty Advisor’s Welcome his 2014/15 school year has proved wonderfully eventful in the way of intergenerational dialogue between SFSU students and Trevered activists who from the 1950s to the present, have put their lives on the line to advance rights for Black people, thus for a healthy America. The photographs of Minnijean Brown-Trickey of the 1957 Little Rock Nine, Congressman John Lewis of the 1965 Bloody Sunday Selma March, and Rev. Dr. Ramona Tasco of the 1968 BSU Strikers, are seen on the front cover surrounded by our appreciative students. Then just as this issue was about to go to press, the journal sought and received permission from Alicia Garza, co-creator of the Black Lives Matter” movement, to reprint her important published article titled “A Herstory of the #Black Lives Matter Movement.” Immediately following my welcome here, are three stellar students who are graduating with honors. These “Young, Gifted and Black” males, along with many more, resound voice-over the dire sound bite about Black males’ chances of success in college. And there are far more such stellar students, male and female, than a limited “talented tenth.” The story telling photographs continue on the back cover of this journal. Faculty and staff are captured enjoying hosting students at our traditional “Chicken and Juice” lunch, and all having a great time dialoguing in mutual respect and affection. Africana Studies faculty, Professors Serie McDougal, Dawn-Elissa Fischer, Antwi Akom, Amar Casey, DaveyD, Madeline Flamer (who doubles as Africana staff and lecturer), and I are joined from across campus by Professor of Design and Industry Ricardo Gomes and Information Technology Specialist Sterling Shanks (seated centered at the long table lower right) who count among the villagers it takes to educate. Dorothy Jane Randall Tsuruta Professor and Chair of Africana Studies May 2015 5 ANTHONY ALBEY SOLIMAN AFRICANA STUDIES MAJOR ANTHONY ALBEY SOLIMAN RECEPIENT OFAFRICANA THE HONORS STUDIES AWARD IN MAJORRECONGINTION OF HIS SUPERIOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS AND HIS OUTSANDING CONTRIBUTIONSRECEPIENT TO OF STUDENT THE HONORS LIFE AND AWARD UNIVERSITY IN RECONGINTIONINNOVATIONS: OF HIS ANTHONYSUPERIOR IS ACADEMIC AMONG THE ACHIEVEMENTS HONOR AND HIS OUTSANDINGSTUDENTS DEPARTMENT,CONTRIBUTIONS COLLEGE, TO STUDENT AND LIFE ANDUNIVERSITY-WIDE UNIVERSITY INNOVATIONS EARNING THE : ANTHONYBACCULAUREATE IS AMONG THE (BA) HONOR DEGREE STUDENTS DEPARTMENT,AS COLLEGE, A MEMBER AND OF THEUNIVERSITY -WIDE EARNING THE BACCULCLASS OFAU R2015.EATE (BA) DEGREE AS A MEMBER OF THE CLASS OF 2015. Here you see Anthony in conversation with Xola, the eight-year-old prodigy son of Professor Fischer. The radiating smiles on their faces speak to Anthony’s natural ease with people of all ages, which in turn puts them at ease. This photo, taken at Here theyou “Chicken see Anthony and Juice in Luncheon”conversa tion(see backwith cover Xola, of thethis eightissue) -wasyear snapped-old prodigy by son ofcompeting Professor iphone Fischer. cameras, The as itradiating was just too smiles great of on an theiruplifting faces photo-op. speak to tomiss. Anthony's natural ease______________________________________ with people of all ages, which in turn puts them at ease. This photo, takenAfricana at the Studies "Chicken Journal, andVolume Juice 16, May L 2015uncheon" (see back cover of this issue) was snapped by competing iphone cameras, as it was just too great of an uplifting photo-op. to miss. 6 Africana Studies Journal MICHAEL PAYTON A BROADCAST AND ELECTRONICMICHAEL COMMUNICATIONSPAYTON ARTS MAJOR & AFRICANA STUDIES MINOR HONORED IN RECONGINTION OF HIS CREATIVE INGENUITY HE A BROADCASTCONTRIBUTED AND ELECTRONIC HIS GIFTS OF COMMUNICATIONSTECHNOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE ARTS MAJ OR & AND EXPERTISEAFRICANA TO DEPARTMENT STUDIES AND MINOR COLLEGE EVENTS THAT KEEP THE UNIVERSITY FAITHFUL TO OUTREACH HONOREDTO INTHE RECONGINTION COMMUNITY. MICHAEL OF HIS CREATIVE IS AMOUNG INGENUITY THE HE CONTRIBUTEDOUTSTANDING HIS GIFTS OF STUDENTS TECHNOLOGICAL EARNING THE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE TO DEPARTMENTBACCULAUREATE AND COLLEGE (BA) DEGREE EVENTS THAT KEEP THE AS A MEMBER OF THE UNIVERSITY FAITHFUL TOCLASS OUTREACH OF 2015. TO THE COMMUNITY. MICHAEL IS AMOUNG THE OUTSTANDING STUDENTS Faculty praiseEARNING Michael THE for his BACCULAUREATE patience, and for always (BA)being soDEGREE very respectful even when faculty wouldAS comeA MEMBER running late OF after THE a class CLASS or offce OF hours 2015. for their scheduled recording appointment with him. The dignity of his bearing, and his courtesy in dealing with others, refect wonderfully on Michael’s upbringing and specifcally on Facultyhis praise strength Michael as a self-confdent for his personpatience, of integrity. and for always being so very respectful even when faculty would come running late after a class or office hours for their scheduled recording appointment with him. The dignity of his bearing, and his courtesy in dealing with others, reflects wonderfully on Michael's upbringing and specifically on his strength as a self-confident person of integrity. 7 JONATHAN BRUMFIELD GRADUATE STUDENTJONATHAN IN ETHNIC BRUMFIELD STUDIES, WITH AN GRADUATEAFRICAN STUDENT AMERICAN IN ETHNIC EMPHASIS STUDIES, WITH AN AFRICAN AMERICAN EMPHASIS SELECTED BY THE COLLEGE AS THE MOST DISTINGUISHEDSELECTED BY GRADUATE THE COLLEGE STUDENT AS THE MOSTEARNING DISTINGUISHED THE MASTER GRADUATE OF ARTS STUDENT EARNING THE(MA) MASTER DEGREE OF INART THES (MA) DEGREE IN THECLASS CLASS OF 2015 OF 2015 Each year in the College of Ethnic Studies, the chairs of the Departments of Africana Studies, American Indian Studies, Asian American Studies, Latina/Latino Studies, the Race and Resistance Program in Ethnic Studies, and the César E. 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