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This photo by Guy Crowder, “Black Panther headquarters on 41st and Central Avenue after the shootout with police, 1969,” is part of California State University Northridge’s African American photography collection..(Francine Orr/ Copyright / California State University Northridge Institute for Arts and Media) -- Los Angeles Times

MELLE MEL EXPLAINS HOW HARRY BELAFONTE INSPIRED HIM TO WRITE "BEAT STREET BREAKDOWN"

During his lecture at California State University Northridge, Melle Mel also took the time to talk about his role in the landmark Hip-Hop film, 1984's Beat Street. Melle Mel penned the track, "Beat Street Breakdown" for the movie, which was executive produced by the iconic Harry Belafonte. Prior to Mel writing the song, however, he had a sit-down with Belafonte, which proved to be pivotal to his writing process. -- Rock the Bells

Cochise College’s Jerry Carrillo to be inducted into NJCAA Hall of Fame

Carrillo has sent well more than 100 student-athletes to four-year universities since being at Cochise. Prior to Cochise, he was an assistant coach at Cal-State Northridge University for two years, an assistant coach at Jamestown Community College for one season and the head boys’ basketball coach at Buena High School for three years. -- Herald Review

Rainbow Warrior basketball ends regular season on the road

The University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team (21-9, 12-6 Big West) concludes the Big West regular-season on the road with a pair of games in Southern California, beginning with a meeting versus CSUN (7-23, 4-15) on Thursday, March 2. -- KHON

BrightRock Gold Corp. Enlists James Ingraffia, a Lithium Geologist and Early Contributor to Lithium Americas Thacker Pass Project

Mr. Ingraffia is currently the founder of Lithium Arrow LLC. He got his start with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) in lithium brine and claystone geochemistry, in partnership with Pure Energy Minerals before its purchase by Schlumberger. He then characterized the Thacker Pass lithium claystone deposit, the largest known lithium resource in the United States with Lithium Americas Corporation (NYSE:LAC), from the atomic to kilometer scale, and published the results. During that time James has served the academic-industrial geological community as Vice Chairperson, of the Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists (AEG) Great Basin Chapter, for 3 years. James possesses a Master's Degree of Geology, with training in Business Administration, from the University of Nevada Reno and a Bachelor's of Geology from California State University Northridge. To learn more about Mr. Ingraffia's background view his defense thesis on Lithium clays at McDermitt caldera, Nevada :Click for Video. -- MarketScreener

CSUN’s 38th Annual Assistive Technology Conference Returns

California State University, Northridge’s 38th Annual CSUN Assistive Technology Conference — internationally recognized as the premier event in the field of technology and people with disabilities — is scheduled to take place March 13-17 at the Anaheim Marriott. -- SCV News

McCarter Theatre Center Presents Ragamala Dance Company: FIRES OF VARANASI: DANCE OF THE ETERNAL PILGRIM

Fires of Varanasi: Dance of the Eternal Pilgrim was commissioned by The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; co-commissioned by the Harris Theater for Music and Dance; co-commissioned by and developed in part at the Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth College and The Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts, Cal State Northridge and Northrop, University of Minnesota; with additional commissioning support from Jay and Susie Gogue Performing Arts Center at Auburn University; Meany Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Washington; American Dance Festival; and The Joyce Theater Foundation's Stephen and Cathy Weinroth Fund for New Work. -- Broadway World

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