Year: 2012 | UCLA Bunche Center

Obama Wins

November 6, 2012/0 Comments/in Special Projects and Programs /by SSC WebTeam

President Barack Obama is re-elected and the Democrats retain control of the Senate in the 2012 elections. California Proposition 30, which raises $6 billion to provide relief for battered public […]

Diverse Panel Considers 2012 Vote

October 18, 2012/0 Comments/in Special Projects and Programs /by SSC WebTeam

Inside Out: Social Justice, Activism and the 2012 Vote With the upcoming presidential election only weeks away, the Bunche Center — in collaboration with the Institute of American Cultures (IAC), the […]

Mervyn Dymally (1926-2012)

October 15, 2012/0 Comments/in Special Projects and Programs /by SSC WebTeam

When I think of Mervyn M. Dymally, two words come to mind: conviction and grace. When Mervyn Dymally took on a cause, he did so with a passion and a […]

Founders of Kinsey Collection Host SHI

August 12, 2012/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by SSC WebTeam

Bernard and Shirley Kinsey, founders of the renowned Kinsey Collection of African American art and memorabilia, recently hosted the Bunche Center’s Summer Humanities Institute (SHI) at their oceanside home in […]

Black Los Angeles Project

July 5, 2012/0 Comments/in Black Los Angeles Research /by SSC WebTeam

July 6, 2012 — The Los Angeles Times features a story on the major renovation of a Black Los Angeles landmark, the Dunbar Hotel. You can access the story by clicking […]

U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Healthcare Law

June 28, 2012/0 Comments/in Special Projects and Programs /by SSC WebTeam

June 28, 2012 — Surprising many, Bush-appointee and Chief Justice John Roberts joined the liberal wing of the Supreme Court today to uphold President Obama’s universal healthcare law. The Court voted […]

Famed Painter of Bunche Portrait, Leroy Neiman, Dies

June 21, 2012/0 Comments/in Special Projects and Programs /by SSC WebTeam

LeRoy Neiman, an iconic American artist known as much for his trademark handlebar mustache as he was for his colorful, impressionistic portrayals of the world’s top sporting events and athletes, […]

Rodney King Dead at 47

June 17, 2012/0 Comments/in Special Projects and Programs /by SSC WebTeam

Rodney King, the African American motorist whose 1991 beating by Los Angeles police sparked a rebellion after the four white officers involved in the attack were acquitted, was found dead […]

Race and Hollywood Project: Background

June 12, 2012/0 Comments/in Race and Hollywood /by SSC WebTeam

The Hollywood entertainment industry is clearly big business. In 2010, domestic box office figures topped $10 billion, while 2011 television ad revenue was expected to reach a record $68 billion. But Hollywood is […]

Bunche Research Report

May 15, 2012/0 Comments/in Diversity Issues Research /by SSC WebTeam

Bunche Research Report, Vol. 6, No. 2 (February 2012) Defending Affirmative Action The affirmative action battle rages on in the United States. Legal arguments are being heard at the federal appeals level […]