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Umoja Community ASTEP at Bakersfield College

Umoja Community ASTEP at Bakersfield College

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African-American Success Through Excellence and Persistence (ASTEP) is a culturally-based program th

Photos from Umoja Community ASTEP at Bakersfield College's post 08/19/2026

BC’s African American Initiative hosted an event to welcome our Black Scholars to campus. We had a great turnout! Our student panel of Mary, India, and Khalfani provided great insights and advice. Two students Mary and Madisyn won the ice breaker. Angela Williams provided guidance on financial aid and budgeting. Umoja (Professor Kei Ashby), Bakersfield College A2MEND Student Charter (Darius Riggins), and NASSSP BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE (Christina Contreras) presented on cultural resources. All Black faculty, staff, and admin contributed words of wisdom and support. Vikki Coffee made sure students knew BC’s call and response.

08/12/2026

Welcoming students to Umoja and helping them sign up for Umoja classes! 👏🏼✊🏼😊

08/11/2026

Welcome to BC, Black Scholars! Join Black faculty, staff, and fellow students in community to get your semester off to a great start. Register so we have enough food and chairs: https://forms.gle/J54ALE2RA6FtYUS76

08/03/2026
08/02/2026

From beginning to end, the trip to Ghana was always about the people. Thank you T&G Talking Drum Tours Ltd., Aba Gerri Scott Gerri Fanike Osuntogun Scott, Nii Tetteh, and Rachel for curating an incredible experience for my students! Thank you, students for showing up with open hearts and minds ready to take in all the experiences. We had fun as well as shed tears. Thank you to chaperone Dr. Anderson Brad Anderson who exemplifies that Umoja is a family affair. Much love to ya! Thanks to everyone at Bakersfield College who supported from the Board of Trustees, President Pfluger, to vice presidents (especially Dr. Jimenez). Thanks to the Umoja Community for seeing the value in study abroad and supporting trips to the Motherland with fellowships. The trip was a year in the making and truly transformative.

08/02/2026

At the door of no return. Yes, my ancestors are rejoicing that I returned! Returned to honor them, returned to remember them, and returned to re-commit myself to their memories.

08/02/2026

For me it was the enormity of the numbers of captured and r***d African human beings. Elmina is just one of the 40 slave dungeons in Ghana. The suffering of my ancestors at the hands of the British, Portuguese, Dutch, and Swedes is hard to comprehend and can’t be forgotten.

Photos from Umoja Community ASTEP at Bakersfield College's post 07/31/2026

Accra, Ghana: Students were welcomed into the community of Larteh and given new names. The chief elders poured libation to the ancestors and provided guidance for living, such as don’t over indulge in anything no matter how good. They tasted salt, honey, water, and liquor. The celebration included dancing to the drumming and eating yam and egg.

07/30/2026

Busy market place in Accra! The energy, the rhythm, the music.

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