Current events, past events and General Meetings

Current Events 2024/2025

Listed here are the traditional events for BFSA LAPC each year. Click on the images below to learn more about why such events are important to us all.

BFSA General Meetings

Meetings are on the last Thursday of each month 12:30 - 1:30pm. All meetings are both in person and virtual. Come to connect, feel supported and be a support for others.

9/26/24

10/31/24

11/28/24 - Joined Umoja’s Friendsgiving!

12/12/24 - 2nd Thursday before the Break

01/30/25 - Winter Break

02/27/25 - BHM Celebration

03/27/25

04/24/25

05/29/24

06/26/24

Black History Month Luncheon | February

This year is the 4th annual Black History Month Luncheon. The theme this year is Labor, an honoree is chosen, and 5 Umoja students are honored in celebration of Black educational excellence, history and culture. All are invited! Click the image to learn more on the theme and how it is decided each year.

Celebration of Women | March

March is women’s history month. Join in commemorating and encouraging the study, observance and celebration of the vital role’s women, and specifically Black women, have played in American history.

Voices of Men in Academia | April

We highlight the importance of Black men in higher education to increase visibility of Black men in careers as college professors, to examine barriers to Black men in higher education and to facilitate and highlight programs focused on supporting Black men in academia.

Black Graduation | May

The legacy of Black graduation graduations date back decades. California State University, Northridge had its first Black graduation in 1972. UC Berkeley hosted its first Black graduation in the early 1970’s in a faculty member’s backyard. The ceremony is intended to recognize the graduates and celebrate overcoming particular barriers to graduating that are faced by our community. LACCD host 5 affinity group graduations to date.

Juneteenth | June

This is a campus wide gathering to observe African-American history, culture and progress. Juneteenth is an annual observance of the enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation for the remaining enslaved African-Americans in Texas on June 19, 1865. The idea that many Americans are unaware of this moment history is corrected by the sharing of this observance. You do not understand freedom until you understand those who have had to fight for it.

Past Events

“Never forget that intelligence rules the world and ignorance carries the burden. Therefore, remove yourself as far as possible from ignorance and seek as far as possible to be intelligent.” - Marcus Garvey

Barack Obama
“Change will not come if we wait for some other person, or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.”

Critical race theory (CRT) is an academic field focused on the relationships between social conceptions of race and ethnicity, social and political laws and mass media. CRT also considers racism to be systemic in various laws and rules, not based only on individuals' prejudices.

A bi-annual recognition ceremony for all 9 colleges.

We were able to meet on zoom, at least 40 women from all over the district to chat about the work/life balance of women in education. It was Nichelle Henderson’s first year on the LACCD Board of Trustees.

Dr. Kaycea Campbell is not only a professor of Economics at Los Angeles Pierce College, but she served on the Reparations Task Force lead by the California Department of Justice. She has left an indelible impression on our state’s history.

It was a spectacular gift to co-host with Lisa Valdez this webinar discussion on the movie Good Trouble. Erika Alexander, as the producer of this film, was able to help the audience learn of the quiet yet forceful nature of John Lewis regarding his necessary acts of resistance for the liberation of Black people.

Malcolm X: "You can't separate peace from freedom, because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom"

February is Black History Month, which recognizes the many, often overlooked, contributions African Americans have made to all aspects of American history. BFSA aims to carry this tradition. Lisa’s contribution to the fabric of our campus is difficult to pin down! She does so much for so many and never looks for recognition.

The honor was all ours! Rodney, who spent 29 years working at LAPC, was truly beloved. He not only accepted our recognition of his hard work, but friends, family and fellow district employees from other colleges attended to do the same.

“Celebration” is a hard word, but recognition that we are not free until we are all free is a resounding theme for this important day. It is intended to be enjoyed by the entire campus, with the intention to have an open dialogue regarding this time in American history.

Mofe was honored for his consistent interest in the uplifting of our people. If you meet him in the hall way or by appointment, you will be called to excellence in his presence.

Current events, past events and General Meetings