Mervyn Dymally (1926-2012)
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, 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 […]
In the Spring of 1999, the Bunche Center re-introduced Circle of Thought, a lunchtime speaker series designed to provide a diverse campus audience with an opportunity to hear about the […]
To highlight the importance of celebrating and maintaining the civil rights tradition, in 1986 the Bunche Center inaugurated the Thurgood Marshall Lecture Series on Law and Human Rights. Named for […]
The Black Convocation is an annual event programmed to expose the richness and breadth of the black community on campus to incoming freshmen and transfer students. It orients the new […]
The Bunche Chair Lecture series was inaugurated in 2006 and is held most years to celebrate the legacy of Dr. Ralph J. Bunche. The Ralph J. Bunche Endowed Chair in […]
Historian Carter G. Woodson initiated Black History Week in 1926. In 1976, during our nation’s bicentennial, the annual celebration was expanded to a month. A recent article in the Los […]