Summary: The Black Student Community

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UCLA has been under scrutiny for its lack of diversity and underrepresentation of the black student population. Black students only make up 5% of the undergraduate body (admissions.ucla.edu). Despite this small number, black communities on campus are active and prominent at UCLA and the greater Los Angeles community. Through our video our goal was to convey that although the black student community is oppressed and mistreated by the education system, the student groups on campus bring the community together for black collegiate success. By interviewing various black figures on campus, ranging from professors to club board members, we developed a holistic perspective on the plethora of black presence on campus. In order to accurately and concisely

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