African American Employees Network (AFAM)

The primary mission of the African American Employees Network is:  

To serve as a resource for staff, faculty, managers, administration, and students in its pursuit to achieve a visible and institutionalized commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, support and recognition of all African American/Black employees and students at El Camino College.  

The primary vision of the African American Employees Network is:  

Through relationship-driven strategies with college leaders and the community, AFAM will increase engagement opportunities, raise critical consciousness, and empower the community of African American/Black employees and students at El Camino College.

Recent Contributions of AFAM to El Camino College

The African American Employees (AFAM) Network contributed to the campus with several endeavors.

• Consulted with Former President Dr. Maloney on her President’s Advisory Committee on Race & Equity.
• Drafted a Board Policy addressing systemic racism at El Camino College.
• Collaborated on board resolutions supporting Black Student Success week.
• Hosted a voter information and registration webinar which we like to think helped the election results yield the first African American Vice President, Kamala Harris.
• Invited Dr. Hannah Abassi, who presented on COVID and its impact on the African American community for Black History Month.
• Participated in campus forums on topics including Implicit Bias, Hiring a Diverse Faculty, Campus and Community Safety and Policing, Confronting Explicit Acts of Racism and Racial Violence to name a few.
• Hosted Virtual Social Events playing games such as “Black Card Revoked.”
• Consulted and Advocated for a Black Student Success Center and Reconstituting a Black Student Union.
• Hosted a Black Mental Health Event in conjunction with Project Success and Men of Color with the aim of destigmatizing the importance of self-care in our community.
• Supported our AAPI colleagues in denouncing Asian hate and consulted with them on starting their infinity employees group.
• Made our presence known on  campus by being conscious and vigilant about programs taking place on campus and providing feedback.
• Celebrated Juneteenth with a virtual townhall with Dr. Robert Grant.

We said it last year, and we will say it again, we are El Camino College’s African American Employees Network and we are not taking our foot of the gas!

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