Found 12 events matching "1970s african americans"
Doretha Blalock was hired as a "Typist II" for the library in 1964. She was later the first African American woman employed above the clerk level in a technical position processing books and was promoted to supervisor of the Collections Management Department. She also worked on the Affirmative Action Committee which oversaw hiring of African Americans in the 1970s.
Queer and Trans People of Color (QTPOC) was organized to provide a safe space for African Americans, Latinx, Asian Americans, Native Americans, multiracial people and other people of color who identify as LGBTQ.
The Consolidated University of North Carolina declared that African American students were eligible for admission into graduate programs.
Baxley's on Hillsborough Street was the first restaurant near NC State's campus to serve African Americans.
Student Senate passed the Minority Affairs Bill, which created the Minority Affairs Committee. The committee was tasked with representing the concerns of African Americans, Native Americans, women, people with disabilities, and the gay and lesbian community on campus.
In Frazier v. the Board of Trustees of the University of North Carolina, the court determined that undergraduate colleges and universities should be open to African Americans.
The Nubian Message published a special edition on the Black Lives Matter Movement. Topics of discussion included organizing protests and concerns regarding police violence against African Americans.
The first African American woman hired as an academic staff member, Justina Williams, worked in the Department of Genetics's drosophila research lab. Many African Americans worked at State prior to Williams's appointment, however, they primarily worked in custodial or food service positions.
The Second Morrill Act became law and required states to provide technical education for African Americans. No federal money would be disbursed to any college that made distinctions between students on the basis of race. In 1891, in order to comply with the Second Morrill Act and prevent admission of African Americans to the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, the state government created the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College in Greensboro, NC.
In 1953, NC State College hosted a dairy farm conference on campus. Chancellor Bostian declared that African American dairy farmers attending the conference could only eat in the west wing of the dining hall. Bostian's announcement was in keeping with the College's policy, which declared African Americans attending on campus meetings would have meals in the dining hall but only when a separate room was available. Leazar Hall served as the campus-dining hall until 1971.
Chancellor Bruce Poulton instituted the first annual Brotherhood Dinner to honor African Americans who made important contributions to the nation and the world. The annual dinner continued for more than 25 years, and honorees included John Hope Franklin, Gwendolyn Brooks, C. T. Vivian, Julian Bond, and John Lewis. In 1978, there may have been an earlier brotherhood dinner honoring Samual Nesbritt.
The Nubian Message began publication in response to student protests alleging racial bias by the Technician. Tony Williamson served as the paper’s first editor-in-chief, and the paper was released in the Talley Student Center. In the inaugural issue, Williamson stated his intention to "totally, truthfully, and faithfully cover every aspect of African American life at NCSU" and his hope that the Nubian Message would become "the media voice for African Americans at NC State." Because the Nubian Message received no University funding and Nubian staff were prohibited from using NC State media equipment, the first issue was published with assistance from North Carolina Central University. Following publication of the first issue, the University allowed Nubian staff to utilize campus media equipment.
