Multimedia Content by Alexander Hayes Pepperdine Graphic Media's Multimedia Producer Alexander Hayes and Digital Strategist Alysha Tsuji visited George Pepperdine College alumnus John Skelly ('56) at his home in Newport Beach where he resides with his wife of 13 years, Norma. We sat down with John in his living room and asked him questions about his memoir, "Today, I am a … [Read more...] about Q&A: A Sit-Down with Pepp Alumnus John Skelly (’56)
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‘Today, I am a Negro’ – Part I: Rise Up
The day I participated in the historic “Voting Rights March from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama,” I asked myself, “What was my true motivation to participate in this life changing event?” Is it because I, as an American Assyrian teenager, grew up in South Central Los Angeles where my closest friends were Negro? Is it Mrs. Bailey, our African American next door … [Read more...] about ‘Today, I am a Negro’ – Part I: Rise Up
‘Today, I am a Negro’ – Part IV: Drama of Redemption
Continue reading along with John: I arrived home around 6 a.m. when my memoir takes on its other deeper meaning. Gracing our dining table was an open Oxnard-Press Courier newspaper dated, Thursday, March 25, 1965, and staring at my tired eyes was the headline, “Today I am a Negro, declares Port Pastor in rights March.” I was overwhelmed because I was home with my … [Read more...] about ‘Today, I am a Negro’ – Part IV: Drama of Redemption
Interracial Dating through the Eyes of a Black Woman
Black women are the least likely to marry outside of their race or get married at all, according to the latest census data. It follows that they are also the least likely to date outside of their race. But why is this? Aren’t we all human? I’m a black woman who has dated outside of her race extensively. Not only that, but my only serious relationship has been with a man … [Read more...] about Interracial Dating through the Eyes of a Black Woman
Sexual Assault on Campus
Because One is Too Many ...” reads the pamphlet at the Counseling Center. Since the start of the fall semester, there have been four reported sexual assaults from the Department of Public Safety: two off campus, one on campus and one overseas. On Sept. 19, the White House launched the “It’s On Us” initiative to help put an end to sexual assault on college campuses. “It is … [Read more...] about Sexual Assault on Campus
