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Tuesday, May 19, 2015 • Vol. 41, No. 9 • HCCEgalitarian.com 170 charged in Waco biker brawl see Community, Page 4
Rockets clip Clippers, reach West Finals see Sports, Page 8
‘Campus carry’ is not the problem see Commentary, page 11
Over 2,000 turn tassels at HCC graduation Alyssa Foley
The Egalitarian Houston Community College’s 2015 commencement ceremonies were held on Saturday at the NRG Stadium. The morning ceremony for associate degree recipients had 1,260 graduates, 197 faculty and 7,018 family and friends in attendance. “To graduate in a field that you have chosen is a step toward achieving your dream of
success,” said HCC Chancellor Cesar Maldonado at the morning ceremony, “your education is something that no one can take from you.” Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee told graduates that in order to make a difference in people’s lives, “You must have the confidence and strength, and the willingness to learn and to achieve. You must be informed.” see
Over 2,000 Graduate, Page 3
Image courtesy of HCC H-E-B Houston Division President Scott McClelland speaks to Houston Community College graduates during the school’s graduation ceremony Saturday at NRG Stadium.
1917 Houston Riot has personal tie to professor Lidia Herrera The Egalitarian
John Cañamar/The Egalitarian HCC history professor Angela Holder, great-niece of one of 13 soldiers hung after the 1917 Houston Riot, is now helping other families find answers surrounding the riot and court martial of the soldiers at Camp Logan.
History isn’t just part of the past. Sometimes, it becomes part of a legacy. For Houston Community College history professor Angela Holder, her family connection to an ugly chapter in Houston history — and her search for answers — represents who she is, “When you know yourself, where you come from, nobody can tell you
anything.”
Houston’s History
The Houston Riot of 1917 was one of the worst events to occur in Houston and in the history of American race relations. As the U.S. entered the war against Germany, the military established two camps for training in Houston: Camp Logan and Ellington Field. On July 27, 1917, the US army ordered the Third Battalion of the Black 24 US infantry — including seven white
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officers— to go to Camp Logan to guard the construction of the camp. The soldiers expected equal treatment for being army servicemen, but instead the residents of Houston mistreated them with racial discrimination when they came into the city. Tension between the residents and soldiers grew until almost a month later on Aug. 23, 1917 a riot broke see
Personal Ties to Riot, Page 3