MCC Daily Tribune

Statement from Chancellor King and the SUNY Board of Trustees on Black History Month

“On behalf of the State University of New York, we are proud to celebrate Black History Month and recognize this year’s theme of 'African Americans and Labor.' As the Association for the Study of African American Life and History notes, this important theme ‘focuses on the various and profound ways that work and working of all kinds – free and unfree, skilled and unskilled, vocational and voluntary – intersect with the collective experiences of Black people.’

“At SUNY, we recognize this legacy and honor SUNY’s founding mission 'to provide to the people of New York educational services of the highest quality, with the broadest possible access, fully representative of all segments of the population.’

“This year’s Black History Month theme is a powerful reminder that teaching the truth about our history is integral to SUNY’s commitment to academic excellence. We also recognize that SUNY’s role as an engine of upward mobility is interwoven with the history and future of labor and economic opportunity – from our Educational Opportunity Centers to our Community Colleges to our Bachelor’s degree granting institutions to our graduate and professional programs that award advanced degrees in cutting-edge fields.”

Veronica Chiesi Brown
Community Relations
02/04/2025