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Clifford Young joined the faculty of CSUSB in 1989 as an Associate Professor of Public Administration, receiving tenure in 1992. He served in several impactful roles, ranging from Department Chair for Public Administration to principal investigator for the Innovation Policy Analysis Project. Young was selected as a 1995-1996 American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow and also served as a fellow of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation Minority Serving Institutions/National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education Leadership Program. In 1999, he was appointed executive assistant to former CSUSB President Albert Karnig where he worked on several key projects instrumental to the growth of the university. Young joined the West Valley Water District Board of Directors in 2013, serving as Board President between 2015-2018 and Division 3 Board Director from 2019-2022. Image Caption: Clifford Young delivers the talk "The future of information sharing with and among soldiers and first responders: A focus on solutions" in Indian Wells, CA on April 29, 2011. -
Mildred Dalton Henry was born in Tamo, Arkansas in 1933. She graduated from Merrill High School in Pine Bluff and attended Arkansas A & M College (University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff). After 2 years in college, Henry left college to focus on raising her four children, and 38 years later she returned to Arkansas A & M College graduating with a Bachelor’s of Arts degree. She later attended Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, where she received her Master’s degree and the completed her PhD in Counselor Education at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. Henry joined the School of Education at CSUSB in 1983 and received tenure as an associate professor in 1987, making her the first African American to become a tenured professor at CSUSB. In 1990, she was selected as the "Woman of the Year" by the 66th Assembly District of the California State Legislature in recognition of her many community service activities in the Inland Empire. And in 2013, a new elementary school in San Bernardino, CA was named in her honor, the Dr. Mildred Dalton Henry Elementary School. Image Caption: Mildred Henry (left) poses with student on-campus at CSUSB. -
Wilmer Amina Carter was born in Neshoba County, Mississippi on July 12, 1941. As a child she moved with her family to San Bernardino where she attended San Bernardino High School, San Bernardino Valley College, and CSUSB. In 1972, she graduated from CSUSB with a Bachelors of Arts degree in English and later received her Master’s in Education in 1976. After graduating from CSUSB, Carter served on the community of Rialto’s Board of Education from 1983 to 1999. She later was appointed as the District Director by Congressman George E. Brown, where she led and directed a school-to-work program that became a national model of career development for high school students. After working with Brown for more than 25 years, Carter was elected to the California State Assembly from the 62nd district. She retireed in 2012, and a high school was later named in her honor, the Wilmer Amina Carter High School, in the city of Rialto, CA. Image Caption: Wilmer Amina Carter speaks at the LEAD symposium in the College of Education building at CSUSB on September 8, 2010. -
Program cover for the 4th annual Pioneer Breakfast featuring CSUSB's first Black graduates. -
Newspaper clipping of Larry Johnson, Director of the Educational Opportunity Program at CSCSB, being awarded a plaque "In recognition of his contributions to disadvantaged students and Black Studies" by CSUSB student Doyle Washington. -
Newspaper clipping for the Black Intercollegiate Conference emphasizing Black unity on-campus featuring several workshops hosted and organized by the Black Student Union. -
Photograph of Myrlie Evers-Williams, wife of slain civil rights activist Medgar Evers, speaking in the Physical Sciences building on the topic of "Black Protest" at the first in a series of Lectures and Public Affairs Committee programs designed around the theme of Black Expression. -
Doyle Washington, a CSCSB Student, proposes the establishment of a Black Student Union at CSCSB and invites those interested to attend a meeting in the cafeteria on October 9, 1968. -
Video recording of an oral history interview with Kathryn Ervin conducted by Olivia-Leigh Willhide-James on August 16, 2022. -
Group at the 5th Annual Pioneer Breakfast at CSUSB on February 24, 2017. -
Students registering for classes in the 1970s. -
Members of the Black Student Union Members tabling at CSUSB in the 1970s. -
Students sitting on steps outside of the John M. Pfau Library. -
Kathryn Ervin was born in June 1955 at the Valley Forge Army Hospital in Pennsylvania where her father was stationed. Later she and her family moved to Detroit, Michigan where she and her friend Michael Dinwiddie (Professor and playwright at Gallatin School of Individualized Study at New York University) created a youth theatre company called Satori which performed poetry, plays, and dances while touring throughout Michigan. She also attended Wayne State University in Michigan where she received her bachelor’s and then attended Ohio State University and graduated with a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree. Afterward, Ervin taught at Michigan State University for 7 years before coming to CSUSB as a Professor of Theatre Arts. Image Caption: Kathryn Ervin at CSUSB on January 9, 2020. -
Walter Hawkins was born October 12, 1948, in San Angelo, Texas before moving to San Bernardino. He attended Victor Valley High School in Victorville, California, and then proceeded to attend Diego State University where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree (BA), Master of Social Work (MSW), and Pupil Personnel Service Credential. After graduating, Hawkins became the director of the Upward Bound program at CSUSB. He was later appointed as director of the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) and accomplished several goals and developed a successful program. While director of EOP he helped develop campus policies such as financial aid and housing; wrote grants to expand services to students, which is known as Student Assistance in Learning (SAIL); and developed support systems with community organizations and parent groups. Afterward, Hawkins became the director of the Research & Policy Analysis Office (RPAO) in Undergraduate Studies until his retirement in 2007. After serving as an administrator/ director for 33 years, Hawkins was honored for his work and dedication to students and was recognized as an EOP Trailblazer during the California State University’s EOP 50th anniversary in 2019. After retiring, Hawkins served as a member of the Rialto USD School Board for nine years and served in an appointed position with the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools. He also worked with the San Bernardino NAACP Branch, where he acted as the Chair of the Political Action Committee and worked with the Westside Action Group (WAG), which was a nonprofit community organization. Hawkins was also a Senior Research Associate with NewHawk, a consulting firm that focused on demographic research, geographic information systems (GIS), political campaign support, database management and digital imaging. He was also a consultant to California Black Media (CBM) where he collected data, analyzed it and produced “Counting Black California” a report that identified population pockets of “hard to count” African Americans to guide groups and organizations focused on increasing Black participation in the 2020 US Census. Hawkins continued to be active in the community until his passing on November 18th, 2020. Image Caption: Walter Hawkins speaks at Pioneer Breakfast in the San Manuel Student Union on March 8, 2013. -
Lois J. Carson was born in 1931 in Memphis, Tennessee. She attended St. Augustine Catholic High School and afterwards attended Wilberforce University in Ohio (which was the first private black college in America) before getting a job at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in 1950 where she was part of the first group of people to work on early computers. In 1951, Lois Carson was transferred to the Norton Air Force Base in San Bernardino, California. In 1967 she became one of the first four African American students to graduate from CSUSB and graduated with a Bachelors in English. Afterwards, she continued her education at UC Riverside and graduated with two master's degrees in English and Education. Carson continued to make many contributions within the San Bernardino area, including, starting a section of NCNW in San Bernardino; founding the San Bernardino County Status on Women Commission and the Inland Empire section of the National Council of Negro Women; becoming the first minority elected to serve on the school board of trustees for the San Bernardino Community College District for 24 years; serving as deputy director of Community Action Partnership of San Bernardino County and serving as executive director of Community Action Partnership of Riverside County; and founding and directing UC Riverside’s Upward Bound. Image Caption: Lois J. Carson speaks at the Conversation on Diversity event at CSUSB on February 9, 2012.