Remembering 40 Years
The years between 1968 and 2008 were transformative in countless ways. Many alumni, community friends, and UW students, faculty, and staff have shared their most vivid recollections with us. We invite you to take this opportunity to share yours.
Please share a memory, story, or any recollection that describes your experience during this period of time. Read shared memories below.
Tell your story 
I am most appreciative of the University of Washington's Programs. One of my children (of color), is graduating from your institution in June and is already enrolled in the Master of Social Work Program to begin in September. There are other similar success stories of our young people from Yakima. We are most appreciative of the efforts of the recruitment and outreach team for the support they have provided in Yakima over the past few years, especially for our African American students. In the past five years, we have sent more students to U of W than ever before and I believe that is a direct result of your work.
- E. Huey
The Black Panther Party meant different things to different people. For me, a little kid, the Black Panther Party party meant everything positive. As an adult, I see the Black Panther Party as nothing more than a bunch of teens and young adults who (as young folk do) fought back against the doctrine of white supremacy. The Black Panthers will forever be champions, and the movement will forever continue.
- Peter Thurman
This is a great example of the Office of Minority Affairs (OMA) and the Graduate Opportunities & Minority Achievement Program (GO-MAP) working together! On March 12th, 2008, OMA and GO-MAP co-hosted approximately 40 science and engineering majors and 12 faculty from Morehouse College, an HBCU located in Atlanta, GA. The program was a HUGE success with several activities including a graduate school fair, graduate student panel and a faculty roundtable discussion. Several Morehouse students will be here this summer for internships.
- Sibrina Collins
The OMA was a very important place for me as a student of UW. This is where I was able to see others that were like me or shared similar experiences. We were able to come together for meetings, studying, mentoring and socializing. The OMA is where we could get resources and guidance. I don't know if I could have graduated without that little piece of sanctuary.
- F. Soto
The 60’s - My parents thought I was too young to take the bus to Mississippi, so I witnessed the events of Selma, Birmingham, Atlanta, et al from Seattle. What saved me from feeling completely useless, was a little radio station that the establishment of Seattle sneered at, while it quietly took on the obligation of sharing the happenings of the world about which other media were indifferent. Every other week KRAB-FM would broadcast "This Little Light", a communique from the front lines. KRAB was where we would hear, unedited, Martin, Stokley, Angela, Malcom, and eventually Reverend James Bevel. It was also a place that gave media access to the locals that had something to say, but that the other media pretended did not exist. Hundreds of people and voices moved through KRAB. One, I remember well was Flo Ware.
- Anon
My father was a college professor in the late 1960s at a state university in the Midwest. He was a strong supporter of the student movement and participated in sit-ins on campus. Although I was just little, I remember hateful calls coming to our house in the evenings. We children were not allowed to answer the phone for a time when things were heated on campus.
- Anon.