The Black studies department at Portland State has been called “woefully underfunded,” which Ian Sutherland—a PSU student working toward a degree in social work—believes “is due to a larger unwelcoming…
Scholars speak on experience of Black Women in Academia
In an effort to honor Women’s History Month, Portland State’s Black studies department hosted a Black Bag Speakers Series on April 9 with four female scholars to speak on the…
Black History Matters
Black history is part of American history and does not belong on a separate timeline. The exclusion of such a vital part of history is affecting students in our current…
Pulitzer-winning historian believes current prison system should be abolished
Pulitzer prize-winning historian Dr. Heather Ann Thompson presented on the findings of her book Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy Thursday, Feb. 8…