Students open up with filmmaker and one of The New Jersey 4
March 30, 2016
The Women's Studies Department along with the PRIDE Center and many other departments hosted the screening of the documentary "Out In The Night" on Tuesday. The documentary explains in-depth the injustice suffered by a group of African-American lesbian women who were sexually harassed and assaulted ...
Sac State offers new educational hub for students
September 13, 2015
Sacramento State’s Peer and Academic Resource Center and Student Academic Success Program offer a new educational hub, dubbed the MLK Center, for students to study as well as learn about the variety of cultures on campus.The Martin Luther King Jr. Scholars Center will be a place for students to come...
Soul Quest dancers express and inspire
March 2, 2015
On Thursday, Feb. 26, Sacramento State’s Solano Hall played host to “Soul Quest,” a dance concert presented by the Sacramento/Black Art of Dance (S/BAD).The two-and-a-half-hour performance explores the journey of the human soul through the eyes of ten different choreographers.The sold-out show...
Theater department reenacts ’90s L.A. riot era
February 18, 2015
Police brutality has been one of the most controversial topics in society. The frustration of the public continually feeling justice is not being served sometimes turns into protests and riots.The Rodney King case is one example that went down in history, causing 53 deaths and over 2,000 injuries du...
The term “American” is not colorless
State Hornet
October 27, 2014
Raven-Symone Pearman, commonly known as Raven-Symone, has been under fire lately after having told Oprah in an interview, "I'm not an African-American. I'm an American." She claims she did not want to be labeled and tried to explain that being simply "American" is a colorless term.The former child st...
Black History Month kicks off
A'talah Foster
February 6, 2013
Since 1976, Black History Month has been the month where African-Americans commemorate the hardships and struggles that have brought them to today.Although this celebrated month shows the strength in the African-American people, students begin contemplating the sole purpose of this annual celebration.Africa...
New One Book selected for 2011-12
May 12, 2011
Sacramento State's One Book Program's 2011-12 selection, Michele Norris's "The Grace of Silence: A Memoir," invites students to discuss racial identity. "The Grace of Silence: A Memoir" illuminates untold stories within the author's own African American family legacy and raises questions about our co...
Sac State students reach out to hunger strikers
May 9, 2011
Sacramento State students delivered a solidarity torch on Friday to hunger strikers at UC Berkeley. Senior anthropology major Estevan Hernandez and senior sociology major Amanda Mooers made the hour and a half drive to deliver the torch, which was intended to encourage seven students who haven't ...
The PRIDE Center and University Archives and Special Collections hosted a virtual “Queer Welcome” showcasing student activism through the years, including a landmark court battle.
Two crimes were reported in the Sacramento State Police Department’s crime log for the week ending Sept. 19.
Sacramento State Associated Students, Inc. Board of Directors voted to approve their strategic priorities for the academic year and financial policies for clubs Wednesday.