Kalenah Witcher
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Kalenah Witcher graduated from Stanford in 1991 with a BA in psychology and Honor’s in education. In this oral history, she talks about her experiences as a black Muslim woman studying at Stanford, including her decision not to cover herself while at college. She recalls being welcomed by Robert Gregg, the dean of Memorial Chapel, on her first day and the feeling of belonging it gave her; and how she eventually connected with other Muslims at Stanford.Witcher mentions the connections she made to the black community living in Ujamaa, working on the Black Community Services Center Policy Board, and being in the Black Student Union. She describes how the Otero Incident and Loma Prieta earthquake brought the class of 1991 closer together. After Stanford, Witcher attended the State University of New Jersey for her PhD and currently works to help start conversations about what communities and the nation can do to “propel and protect” African Americans.
Description
| Type of resource | sound recording-nonmusical, text |
|---|---|
| Extent | 1 audio file; 1 text file |
| Place | Stanford (Calif.) |
| Date created | April 6, 2019 |
| Language | English |
| Digital origin | born digital |
Creators/Contributors
| Interviewee | Witcher, Kalenah | |
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| Interviewer | Hartwig, Daniel | |
| Sponsor | Stanford National Black Alumni Association | |
| Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
Subjects
| Subject | Stanford University |
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| Subject | African American college students |
| Subject | Universities and colleges > Alumni and alumnae |
| Subject | Stanford University. Students > 1980s |
| Genre | Interview |
Bibliographic information
| Transcript |
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| Finding Aid | |
| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/fs089dm7028 |
| Location | SC1473 |
| Repository | Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- The materials are open for research use and may be used freely for non-commercial purposes with an attribution. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA. For commercial permission requests, please contact the copyright holders or Stanford University Archives (universityarchives@stanford.edu).
- Copyright
- Copyright © Kalenah Witcher. All rights reserved.
Collection
Stanford University, Stanford National Black Alumni Association, Records, 2019
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