Year: 2014 | Page 8 | UCLA Bunche Center

ABC Showcases Diversity in Fall Prime-Time

July 16, 2014/1 Comment/in Race and Hollywood /by SSC WebTeam

July 16, 2014 – With writer-producer Shonda Rhimes’ “Scandal” hitting big, ABC has decided to embrace diversity, rolling out at least four shows, including Cristela, Fresh Off the Boat, Black-ish […]

Court Rules University of Texas Can Use Race as Factor in Admissions

July 16, 2014/0 Comments/in Diversity Issues /by SSC WebTeam

July 16, 2014 – Acting on a lawsuit that the U.S. Supreme Court had sent back last year, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans ruled that […]

Scandal Most Tweeted in New Nielsen Rankings

July 16, 2014/0 Comments/in Featured /by SSC WebTeam

July 16, 2014 – In the aftermath of Nielsen’s Twitter rating system introduced last year, numbers found that the third-season premiere of Scandal ranked at the top of the […]

Hunter Joins 2014 Harlem Book Fair Panel on James Baldwin

July 13, 2014/0 Comments/in Featured News /by SSC WebTeam

July 13, 2014 — Sociologist and Bunche Center affiliate Marcus Hunter joined an esteemed panel on James Baldwin and American morality at the 2014 Harlem Book Fair. Held at […]

2014 Emmy Nominations – Can Black Actors Make History?

July 10, 2014/0 Comments/in Race and Hollywood /by SSC WebTeam

July 10, 2014 – Last year, Scandal’s Kerry Washington was poised to make history if she won Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. Washington and other well-respected African American […]

What’s All the Construction About? AAP Getting Room to Grow!

July 10, 2014/0 Comments/in Featured /by SSC WebTeam

UCLA’s Academic Advancement Program (AAP) has been in Campbell Hall for more than 40 years. AAP serves the needs of first-generation college students, historically underrepresented groups, women and transfer […]

Remembering Freedom Summer

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July 8, 2014 – This summer marks the fiftieth anniversary of Freedom Summer, a 10 week period where members of various civil rights groups traveled to Mississippi to integrate […]

Historic 1964 Civil Rights Act Fifty Years Later – Has Progress Been Made?

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July 3, 2014 – CBS News reports on the progress made on race, 50 years after the signing of the historic 1964 Civil Rights Act. To read more, Click Here. […]

Jazz at the Clayton Featuring Kenny Burrell

June 26, 2014/0 Comments/in News /by SSC WebTeam

On Sunday, July 13, 2014, from 2-5 pm, at the Mayme A. Clayton Library and Museum, virtuoso guitarist Kenny Burrell will perform and reflect on his life and career […]

National Council for Black Studies 39th Annual Conference Call for Papers Deadline 12/31/14

June 26, 2014/0 Comments/in News Research /by SSC WebTeam

UPDATED National Council For Black Studies 39th Annual Conference The Foundation and Future of Black Studies: Reaffirming Our Emancipatory Mission & Value The National Council for Black Studies 39th […]