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Works b y Black Creators Originally published in the Banner Newspaper

tables that don’t have enough of us.” The summer protests were not the first time people demonstrated for Civil Rights, and they certainly will not be the last. However, as long as students fight for conversations and change, they can have hope knowing the needle of progress will continue move forward.

Books

A Promised Land - Barack Obama A memoir from the 44th US President

Films and TV Shows The New Jim Crow - Michelle Alexander A discussion of race within the criminal justice system Children of Blood and Bone - Tomi Adeyami A magical fantasy novel set in a fictional African world that highlights issues of class and race Ella Baker &The Black Freedom Movement - Barbara Ransby A biography on the social rights activist and Southern Christian Leadership Conference founder, Ella Baker Just Mercy - HBO Max Biographical book adaptation on Bryan Stevenson, a defense attorney, fighting a wrongful conviction of his client, Walter McMillian. Soul - Disney+ First Pixar animation with a Black protagonist delves into the concept of personalities and determinism 13th - Netflix Documentary exploring race and discrimination within the prison industrial complex

WALKING TOWARD PROGRESS Members of the BSU attended the 27th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Walk-A-Thon in downtown Riverside.

WORDS Eunice Hahn

PHOTOS Elijah Hickman Luc Stringer Courtesy of Adrian White

DESIGN Eunice Hahn

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