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Students and Faculty Wear Black to Remember 50th Anniversary of Larry Kimmons’ Death

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Dozens of Pepperdine students and faculty members wore all black clothing Tuesday, March 12 to honor the life of Larry Donnell Kimmons and remember the 50th anniversary of his tragic death. On March 12, 1969, a Pepperdine security guard shot and killed Kimmons — an unarmed, 15-year-old African-American — when he tried to use the gymnasium basketball courts on the original … [Read more...] about Students and Faculty Wear Black to Remember 50th Anniversary of Larry Kimmons’ Death

From South LA to Malibu, the Effects Still Ripple

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Photos by Pepperdine Graphic Media A portrait of Larry Donnell Kimmons hangs in the newly renovated Payson Library for students, faculty and staff to walk by throughout their days at Pepperdine. But for some, that portrait memorializes a painful part of Pepperdine's history. At a rededication ceremony for Kimmons' portrait in September, letters written by George … [Read more...] about From South LA to Malibu, the Effects Still Ripple

Pepperdine Community Remembers the Life of Larry Donnell Kimmons

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The rededication ceremony of the portrait featuring 15-year-old Larry Donnell Kimmons in Payson Library brought together Pepperdine students frnd faculty of the past and present, to critically remember the young life lost. The event was held on Founder's Day. The event came, "as other young black males are murdered by the force of racial apartheid," Catherine Meeks, class of … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Community Remembers the Life of Larry Donnell Kimmons

A Historical Analysis of Racial Tensions Within the Pepperdine Community

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Photo Courtesy of Pepperdine University Special Collections and by Berkley Mason Editor's Note: This article was originally published in a special section on race in the Graphic. “Where are you going now?” Chief Security Guard at George Pepperdine College William Charles Lane said to the group of Black high school students walking the old college campus on the night of … [Read more...] about A Historical Analysis of Racial Tensions Within the Pepperdine Community