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Joe Hicks Took on David Duke
Twenty years ago next month, former Ku Klux Klan grand wizard David Duke came to California to engage in a high profile debate on Proposition 209, the initiative to close down affirmative action. Joe Hicks, former executive director of the Los Angeles chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference founded by Martine Luther King, Jr., took up the challenge to debate Duke at Cal State Northridge. Hicks passed away this week at age 75. -- Fox & Hounds
Human trafficking task force arrests 200 in SF Valley since October
The task force also is working with California State University, Northridge professors to study the "built environment" of the area to determine what changes could be made to discourage prostitution. Martinez said she plans to release the findings from the study by Henrik Minassians, an associate professor of urban studies, and sociologist David Lopez. -- KPCC Southern California Public Radio
Joe Hicks dies at 75; prominent black conservative
Friends say the change was also influenced by Hicks’ travels as an advocate of affirmative action. He took on ex-Klansman David Duke in a much publicized debate at Cal State Northridge that ended with protestors nearly inciting a riot. -- Los Angeles Times
The Silent Farewell Tour of Dick Enberg
By 1961, Enberg headed out west, working as an assistant professor and baseball coach at San Fernando Valley State College, now known as Cal State Northridge. He eventually left the academic and coaching life to return to broadcasting, anchoring sports reports and announcing UCLA Bruins basketball, Los Angeles Rams football, and California Angels baseball. It was during his time with the Angels that he coined the phrase, “and the halo shines tonight,” which he would say after every home win. The phrase referenced the large, illuminating halo on the Angels scoreboard that would light up the sky following a win. -- Baseball Essential
VEDC Partners on Great Streets Program
The Great Streets program includes five areas in the San Fernando Valley: Lankershim Boulevard in the North Hollywood Arts District; Reseda Boulevard near the California State University Northridge campus; Sherman Way near the intersection with Reseda Boulevard; Van Nuys Boulevard in the Civic Center area; and Van Nuys Boulevard between the 5 Freeway and San Fernando Road in Tacoma. -- San Fernando Valley Business Journal
UNDERSTANDING PAIN IN OLDER AGE, a Feature Documentary by CSUN Professor Luciana Lagana, Wins an Award at the Alaska International Film Awards.
UNDERSTANDING PAIN IN OLDER AGE, the first feature documentary of California State University Northridge (CSUN) psychology professor and filmmaker Luciana Lagana has received another award, this time at the Alaska International Film Awards, where it won the Northern Lights Emerging Talent Award. -- Times Union - NY
2016 ANCA Leo Sarkisian Interns Reflect on Summer of Armenian Advocacy and Career Advancement
“The eight week Leo Sarkisian Internship program has been a period of immense growth,” explained California State University Northridge Junior Alyssa Dermenjian. “I enjoyed learning first-hand about the challenges facing Armenia and Artsakh—and the impact of local community actions to advance the Armenian Cause. Meeting with Rep. Roybal-Allard was a great opportunity to start a conversation about community concerns – one I hope to continue upon my return.” -- The Armenian Weekly
2016 ANCA Leo Sarkisian Interns Reflect on Summer of Advocacy
“The 8 week Leo Sarkisian Internship program has been a period of immense growth,” explained California State University Northridge Junior Alyssa Dermenjian. “I enjoyed learning first-hand about the challenges facing Armenia and Artsakh – and the impact of local community actions to advance the Armenian Cause. Meeting with Rep. Roybal-Allard was a great opportunity to start a conversation about community concerns – one I hope to continue upon my return.” -- Asbarez
CSUN Freshmen to Unite and Celebrate Convocation
Thousands of freshmen will walk in unison to the Oviatt Library Lawn for the first time as a class of California State University, Northridge to attend Freshman Convocation on Thursday, Sept. 15. -- Noodls Singapore
Longtime community activist Joe Hicks dies
Born in Southern California in July 1941, Hicks got involved in the civil rights movement as a young man during the 1965 Watts riots, initially as a militant leftist in the Black Power movement. Years later, in 1996 at Cal State Northridge, he would debate former Klansman David Duke on the issue of affirmative action. -- Los Angeles Wave