Our Authors Study Club, Inc. hosts Dr. Donna J. Nicol, author of “Black Woman on Board,” as the next featured guest in the “OASC At the Bilbrew” author talk series. This event will take place on Saturday, August 10, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the AC Bilbrew Library, 150 E. El Segundo Blvd., in Los Angeles.
Dr. Nicol, associate dean of Personnel and Curriculum in the College of Liberal Arts and professor of history at California State University Long Beach, will offer attendees insight into the university boardroom.
Her groundbreaking book, “Black Woman on Board: Claudia Hampton, the California State University, and the Fight to Save Affirmative Action,” uncovers and explores the crucial role Black women educational leaders have played in advancing access and equity in higher education and in a broader context for all.
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The presentation will focus on Dr. Hampton, the first Black woman trustee and later the first woman chair of the California State University (CSU) system board. Dr. Nicol will delve into Hampton’s twenty-year fight (1974-94) to increase access for historically marginalized and underrepresented groups within the CSU system, highlighting how Hampton navigated white backlash against changes brought on by the 1960s Civil Rights and Black Power Movements.
Dr. Anthony Asadullah Samad, executive director of the Mervyn Dymally African American Political and Economic Institute (MDAAPEI) at California State University, Dominguez Hills, will serve as moderator.
“As we witness history in the making with Vice President Harris’s potential presidential nomination, understanding the legacy of Black women’s leadership in education becomes crucial,” says Lura Ball, OASC president.
“The strategies and resilience demonstrated by leaders like Dr. Hampton have direct implications for how we view and support Black women in positions of power today.”
“We invite everyone to join us in learning about the women who created tools to shatter glass ceilings.” Says Lura Ball.
Admission is free to the public. However, space is limited. An RSVP is requested online at www.tinyurl..com/OASC810.
To learn more, visit www.oascla.org.
