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Black History Month Celebrations: 7 Steps to Black Student Success by Dr. Chike Akua
February 18 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
NOCCD Black Faculty and Staff Association presents author and speaker Dr. Chike Akua in the Cypress College Theater presenting “Honoring our Ancestral Obligations: 7 Steps to Black Student Success.”
Dr. Akua is:
- an Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership at Clark Atlanta University
- A former Teacher of the Year
- Selected as one of Ebony magazine’s “50 Leaders of Tomorrow”
- Committed to culturally relevant and responsive pedagogy and instructional materials
- A leading authority on increasing the achievement of today’s students.
6 p.m. Author & Speaker: Dr. Chike Akua (early seating starts at 5:45pm, event starts promptly)
7 p.m. Refreshments and Book Signing
The first 40 RSVP will receive a signed copy of Dr. Akua’s book.
Register here: bit.ly/BFSA-BHM2025
For more information contact BFSA President, Temperence Dowdle tdowdle@cypresscollege.edu, (714) 699-3267.