Black History Month staff & faculty appreciation lunch
Owen Meza-Vandermeer
Attendee James Coleman (left) gets served food by Lisa Valdez and Kimberly Onaga (right) during the Black History Month celebration lunch in the Multicultural Center at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Feb. 14, 2024. Photo by Owen Meza-Vandermeer.
On Feb. 14, students and community members gathered in the Multicultural Center to celebrate Black History Month with food, music and conversation.
“The reason we wanted to do this event was to honor and celebrate the Black staff and faculty on our campus,” Multicultural Center Coordinator Tatevik Melkumyan said. “The event was open to all students, staff and faculty, but we really just wanted to honor and thank them for all of the work that they do throughout the year here.”
Along with celebrating Black History Month, the lunch coincided with the first day of ASO Club Rush, so many students came by to enjoy a quick bite, to relax after walking around the Mall and to participate in the celebration.
Myraneli Fabian contributed to this story.
Attendee James Coleman (left) gets served food by Lisa Valdez and Kimberly Onaga (right) during the Black History Month celebration lunch in the Multicultural Center at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Feb. 14, 2024. Photo by Owen Meza-Vandermeer.
Undecided major Brenden Domingo and civil engineering major Aidan Callas eat food during the Black History Month celebration lunch in the Multicultural Center at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif. on Feb. 14, 2024. Photo by Owen Meza-Vandermeer.
Psychology major Angel Nuñes (left) eats food with computer science major Robert Gomez-Cruz (right) during the Black History Month celebration lunch in the Multicultural Center at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif. on Feb. 14, 2024. Photo by Owen Meza-Vandermeer.
