Month: May 2014 | UCLA Bunche Center

Men Want ‘My Brother’s Keeper’ Expanded to Include Black Females

May 29, 2014 -On Tuesday, over 200 African American men sent a letter to President Obama praising him for his efforts to address community issues, but urging him to expand […]

TODAY AT NOON – From the Bullet to the Ballot – Jakobi Williams Book Talk

May 29, 2014/0 Comments/in Special Projects and Programs /by SSC WebTeam

Bunche Center Authors’ Series Presents Jakobi Williams Discussing his new book From the Bullet to the Ballot: The Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party and Racial Coalition Politics in […]

Legendary Author & Poet Maya Angelou, Dies at Age 86

May 28, 2014/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by SSC WebTeam

May 28, 2014 – Today, Maya Angelou, a poetic witness to life in the Jim Crow south and the struggle for civil rights, died at her home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Angelou […]

It’s Official! UCLA has African American Studies Department

May 22, 2014/1 Comment/in Featured News /by SSC WebTeam

May 22, 2014 – This May, the Coordinating Committee on Graduate Affairs, part of the University of California Academic Senate, recommended final approval creating the Department of African American Studies. […]

What Would a Latino Showrunner Do With this Material? Fox's Controversial "Gang Related"

May 22, 2014/0 Comments/in Race and Hollywood /by SSC WebTeam

May 22, 2014 – The Los Angeles Times review discusses “Gang Related,” Fox’s new show which is mired in stereotypes. To read the article, Click Here. Additionally, the Times Greg Braxton […]

Stevenson Honored with Gold Shield Faculty Award

May 21, 2014/0 Comments/in Featured News /by SSC WebTeam

May 22, 2014 – UCLA History Professor and Bunche Center affiliated faculty member Brenda Stevenson was recently awarded UCLA’s 2014 Gold Shield Faculty Award for outstanding scholarship, teaching and service. […]

Center Talk: 2014 Summer Humanities Institute Kicks Off in June

May 21, 2014/0 Comments/in Center Talk! Featured /by SSC WebTeam

May 20, 2014 – In June, the UCLA Bunche Center for African American Studies will host its fourteenth and final Summer Humanities Institute (SHI) from Sunday, June 22 to […]

Mignon Moore and Family Receive LGBT Heritage Award

May 20, 2014/1 Comment/in News /by SSC WebTeam

UCLA Sociology Professor and Bunche Center affiliate faculty member, Mignon Moore, and her spouse Elaine, will be honored with the LGBT Heritage Award from the Los Angeles City Council. Mayor […]

The Doors’ John Densmore Draws Large Crowds and Supports Students

May 19, 2014/0 Comments/in Center Talk! Featured News /by SSC WebTeam

The Doors’ John Densmore Draws Large Crowd and Supports Students May 19, 2014 – Attendees came from as far away as Chicago for the Bunche Center Authors’ Series book talk […]

Diversity Issues: California Asian Americans Divided by State Affirmative Action Amendment

May 19, 2014/0 Comments/in Diversity Issues /by SSC WebTeam

California Asian Americans Divided by State Affirmative Action Amendment The Los Angeles Times article looks at the amendment asking California voters whether the ban on affirmative action in public higher […]