Arts and Culture
Percival Everett, Maggie Nelson and Viet Thanh Nguyen were recognized by The New York Times for their literary achievements.
USC Dornsife News
Social Impact
Pastor and community leader Najuma Smith-Pollard, program manager at USC Dornsife’s Cecil Murray Center for Community Engagement, knows firsthand how Black families are suffering. The pandemic is just part of it. [3 min read]
Social Impact
The university-wide commemoration features virtual events led by students, faculty and alumni that highlight Black culture, intersectionality and achievement at USC and beyond. [1 min read]
Faculty
USC experts weigh in on the Black family, which has been “reverenced, stereotyped and vilified from the days of slavery to our own time,” according to the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. [3½ min read]
Arts and Culture
Mexico played an important role in helping escaped slaves find freedom and in shaping the United States Civil War, argues Alice Baumgartner, a member of the USC Society of Fellows in the Humanities, headquartered at USC Dornsife. [4¾ min read]
Faculty
USC Dornsife experts discuss the legacy of the annual observance and the significance of this year’s theme. [2½ min read]
