by Sako Chapman A Historical Perspective on the Evergreen State College 2017 Protests ORIGINS: In 1972, Dr. Maxine Mimms, one of the first Black women hired at the Evergreen State College, began the grassroots outreach that would become Evergreen’s Tacoma Campus. Mimm’s program was designed to meet the needs of […]
Archive Spotlight: UJAMAA SOCIETY, Evergreen’s First BSU
By Sako Chapman, February 14th 2024 THE ORIGIN: Contemporary American Minority (Fall 1971 – Spring 1972) In the first year of Evergreen, 1971, a year-long ethnic studies-type program titled Contemporary American Minorities (CAM) was hosted by Rudy Martin, Medardo Delgado, and Darrell Phare. The faculty brought an emphasis on Black […]