University of California system names 1st Black president
July 15, 2020
Dr. Michael Drake was chosen Tuesday, July 7, 2020 to be president of the University of California, the first Black leader in the system’s 150-year history.
Dr. Michael Drake was chosen Tuesday, July 7, 2020 to be president of the University of California, the first Black leader in the system’s 150-year history.
If you’re like me, every time you hear a news reporter or anchor talk about how great the nation’s economy is, you wonder what world they are living in. Certainly these journalists are not referring to the ongoing struggle to make ends meet that so much of Black America faces. For every daily report of Wall Street trading, or rising corporate profits, you’re reminded that somebody else is doing just fine financially.