UC President Michael V. Drake reflects on the Black workers, scholars, artists and activists who have propelled the University of California — and the world — forward, and the work that remains to be done to achieve our ideals of equality, inclusion and justice.
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Black Californians have played a significant role in UC’s history. Learn more about the figures President Drake referenced, and check out UC’s 150th timeline to see their work and the work of others in the context of the university’s history.