USC Black Alumni Association to Honor Prominent Trojans at 40th Anniversary and Scholarship Benefit
November 18, 2015
The University of Southern California Black Alumni Association (USC BAA) will honor who they are deeming as six outstanding alumni at the organization’s 40th Anniversary and Scholarship Benefit on March 10, 2016, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Marina Del Rey, California. Academy Award-nominated filmmaker John Singleton ’90 (USC School of Cinematic Arts) will receive the Legacy Award, acknowledging his groundbreaking narratives and innovative achievements in film, built upon an enriching foundation as a former USC BAA Scholar. Author, educator and activist Maulana Karenga PhD ’94 (USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences), the creator of the Pan-African holiday of