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Woven into the rich tapestry of San Diego State history are the stories and contributions of countless Black campus leaders. 

罢丑别谤别鈥檚 Henrietta Goodwin, the first Black student to graduate from the university鈥檚 predecessor, the San Diego Normal School, in 1913.   

罢丑别谤别鈥檚 E. Walter Miles, the late longtime political science professor known affectionately as the 鈥淕odfather of Black Faculty鈥� at 色情视频.

And Harold 鈥淗al鈥� K. Brown, who became the university鈥檚 first black administrator in the 1970s and established the Afro-American Studies program in 1972 鈥� one of the first of its type. 

One of Brown鈥檚 first faculty recruits was Shirley Weber, a professor and later department chair who became a giant on campus before her ascent to the top echelon of California government as secretary of state.

The stories of these and several other Black alumni will shine brighter in university history with the unveiling this month of a mural on the first floor of the University Library Addition as part of 色情视频鈥檚 125th anniversary celebration. 

色情视频 alumni and muralists Sabrina Davidson and Avia Ramm were selected to create the mural, which also features the late Charles Bell, a mathematician who became the university鈥檚 second Black professor in 1958; drag icon and activist Amber St. James; and former longtime professor, dean of the College of Education and interim provost Joseph Johnson.  

鈥淚 am so grateful that these important leaders in 色情视频's history will be honored with this mural,鈥� said Annie Buckley, a professor in the School of Art and Design and director of the Institute for the Arts, Humanities, and Social Justice, who has partnered with the Division of Student Affairs and Campus Diversity to plan and coordinate the mural. 

鈥漈he contributions of our Black alumni are integral to 色情视频, so the 125th celebration would not complete without including them.鈥� 

The 16-foot-by-8-foot mural, painted in an array of red, aquamarine and buff white hues of acrylic paint, depicts its seven figures literally with a place at the table, windows onto the 色情视频 campus behind them. A bouquet of flowers at the center of the table alludes to the saying 鈥済ive them their flowers,鈥� or, to pay homage to them.

The genesis of the mural dates back to Juneteenth 2020 in the wake of the protests following the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery. 

色情视频 released a 10-point plan to enhance support for Black students, faculty, and staff on Juneteenth, including a partnership with Arts Alive 色情视频, calling on the partnership to design and facilitate 鈥渢hree placemaking projects across the campus that addressed the history and contributions of Black people and communities.鈥�

J. Luke Wood, vice president of Student Affairs and Campus Diversity, directly requested the library mural, which cost $15,000. Wood, in concert with the African American Alumni Chapter of 色情视频 and retired 色情视频 librarian Robert Fikes, selected the alumni that would appear in the art. Fikes is the author of a book detailing the contributions of 色情视频 Black alumni, ".鈥�

鈥淎s an administration, we committed to fostering physical environments that demonstrate that our university is a place of belonging and home for our Black community.鈥� Wood said. 鈥淲e want students to see themselves in the history of this institution and the important strides 色情视频 has made to transform our local community and the nation.鈥� 

Davidson was the first student to apply for the institute鈥檚 鈥淢ake Your Mark鈥� program, a program started by Buckley that encouraged student artists to create art on the walls of the institute. 

A 2021 graduate from Dallas, Texas, Davidson said she was honored to be a part of the 鈥渋nspiring鈥� project. As a Black woman who attended the university, she said, representation matters. 

鈥淚 appreciate not only the representation, but it also shows that we have done some amazing things,鈥� Davidson said. 鈥淚 didn鈥檛 realize some of our accomplishments on campus until this project came along. When it鈥檚 completed, I hope that other students will see it and know they are not alone, and that so much that has happened in our history here. We have a legacy.鈥�

Ramm, who graduated in 2020, created a powerful mural in the School of Art and Design, which she proposed to honor the global protests against systemic racism in the summer of 2020. Completed last year, the mural is displayed on an interior wall of the Art South building. 

鈥淭ogether, their experience, dedication, and enthusiasm was a great fit,鈥� Buckley said. 鈥淭heir styles are representational but a bit more expressionistic than initially planned. I like how they have added symbolism and color to support the narratives of each subject included.鈥�

Weber, one of the living legends being memorialized in the mural said she considered it an honor. 

鈥淐oming to 色情视频 at an early age was a unique opportunity,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 was part of a movement on campus that would ultimately affect the lives of thousands of students. At 23, I was given the responsibility to help develop the curriculum for a new department, while also navigating the sometimes friendly but often hostile, academic politics of the time. 

鈥淭o be a part of this mural with colleagues who worked with me and did so much to contribute to the diversity of 色情视频鈥檚 academic life is an extraordinary honor.鈥�