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The True Black History Museum brings over 1,000 ancient artifacts for students to view

Signed records by Aretha Franklin, Muhammad Ali artifacts and more

In honor of Black History Month, the University Union hosted “The True Black History Museum” event on Feb. 15. This traveling museum included authentic artifacts that dated back to the early 1700’s. 

The museum allowed its viewers to embrace Black culture while amplifying Black voices. There were an array of categories highlighting different parts of Black history. Everything from Muhammad Ali artifacts, to signed records by Public Enemy and Aretha Franklin. Students were able to immerse themselves into Black culture with over 1,000 artifacts available for viewing.

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Tyler Webb
Tyler Webb, Multimedia Staffer
(he/him) Tyler Webb is a third-year journalism major specializing in multimedia journalism and joined The State Hornet as a multimedia staffer in the spring semester of 2024. His interests include arts and entertainment, music, audio production and travel.
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(she/her) Samin Vafaee is a political science and journalism major in her last semester at Sac State. She is the former news editor for the Sac City Express and hopes to go into a newsroom environment after graduation.
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(he/him) Jonathan Santiago is in his second semester at The State Hornet. He is very excited to work for The State Hornet again. He is an Economics major and hopes to work as a financial analyst.
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