Newest LACCD trustee creates plan to meet goals
The LACCD’s Board of Trustees newest member Nichelle M. Henderson’s main objective as trustee is increasing equity and diversity.
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Academic Senate honors the first native inhabitants
East Los Angeles College Academic Senate unanimously approved a motion to create an ad-hoc committee, to acknowledge the first native inhabitants that resided on ELAC’s present site.
Town hall meeting with Angela Davis discusses racial equity, social justice
Angela Davis spoke in a town hall meeting held by the office of the East Los Angeles College President Alberto Roman. The meeting discussed racial equity and social justice in America today from colonization to the death of Black human beings.
Police reform on focuses injustice
Systematic oppression and unjust policing toward African Americans was expounded in an honest discussion on racial equity and power. The Los Angeles Community College District fostered a space for the discussion, Pursuing Racial Equity in Police Reform on Nov. 12.
ELAC focused on campus equity
East Los Angeles College is a minority majority community college, but that doesn’t mean that it is free of racism.
In efforts for equity ELAC hosted an equity audit dialogue to highlight what was learned from an anti-racism presentation last Friday.
The anti-racism presentation, Fostering and Sustaining Inclusive Classrooms for People of Color was held on Sept. 10. The dialogue was led by the e-convening team and critical topics were explained by the equity ambassadors.