Year: 2016 | Page 2 | UCLA Bunche Center

HuffPost: What Do Barack Obama and Snapple Iced Tea Have in Common?

September 21, 2016 – CLICK HERE to read UCLA Dean and Vice Provost Patricia Turner’s insightful essay on the birther movement and urban legends in the Huffington Post.

RSVP for the 2016 Black Convocation at UCLA on October 4th

September 13, 2016/0 Comments/in Black Convocation Featured News Special Projects and Programs /by SSC WebTeam

To RSVP, CLICK HERE The Black Convocation is an annual event that welcomes new and returning students to the UCLA campus and makes them aware of the different organizations, departments, […]

The 2016 Hollywood Diversity Report: Busine$$ as Usual? DOWNLOAD HERE.

August 3, 2016/1 Comment/in Race and Hollywood /by SSC WebTeam

NOW AVAILABLE! 2016 HOLLYWOOD DIVERSITY REPORT: BUSINE$$ AS USUAL? The Bunche Center released its third annual Hollywood Diversity Report examining diversity and the bottom line in the entertainment industry. To DOWNLOAD the […]

"Our heroes don't look like Matt Damon" Wu on Hero-bias and Whitewashing in Movies

August 2, 2016/0 Comments/in Featured /by SSC WebTeam

August 2, 2016 – Taiwanese-American actress, Constance Wu, star of “Fresh Off the Boat,” discusses hero-bias and the problem with having Matt Damon as the face of the upcoming […]

Cab Talks Highlight African American Voices at UCLA

July 28, 2016/0 Comments/in Featured /by SSC WebTeam

July 28, 2016 – Colin “Cab” Washington wears many hats. He is a freelance journalist and blogger who covers a wide range of genres from sports and music to hard […]

Yarborough Receives Darwin T. Turner Distinguished Scholar Award

July 26, 2016/0 Comments/in Featured Uncategorized /by SSC WebTeam

July 26, 2016 – Congratulations to Professor Richard Yarborough, who received the 2016 Darwin T. Turner Distinguished Scholar Award, presented by the African American Literature and Culture Society at the annual […]

LAPD Vet Says, “…people are tired of talking…We want some action. We want accountability.”

July 18, 2016/0 Comments/in Featured /by SSC WebTeam

July 18, 2016 – In the wake of the recent police officer-involved violence sweeping the nation, the Los Angeles Times featured a column by Robin Abcarian about Cheryl Dorsey, an […]

UCLA Community Gathering to Discuss National Unrest 7/19/16 at Noon

July 18, 2016/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by SSC WebTeam

July 18, 2016 – A message from Interim Vice Chancellor, UCLA Student Affairs, Monroe Gorden, Jr., J.D.: Sadly, last week the nation witnessed another wave of senseless violence that resulted […]

This Time, His Name Was Alton Sterling

July 7, 2016/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by SSC WebTeam

July 7, 2016 – Kirsten West Savali, cultural critic and an associate editor at The Root, comments on the shooting of Alton Sterling, yet another in a long list of names of […]

Actor Jesse Williams Slams U.S. Racism

June 27, 2016/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by SSC WebTeam

June 26, 2016 — Actor Jesse Williams, known for his role as Dr. Jackson Avery on ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy, levels a pointed critique of American racism as he accepts BET’s Humanitarian […]