Events for June 11, 2016 - January 26, 2017

Images in Blackness is a screening and discussion series that features film and scholarly work that explores how the entertainment industry approaches race. Participants examine the intersection between race, gender, […]

Join graduate and undergraduate students in a discussion of Coates’ award winning book. First year students are especially encouraged to attend.LMC 135

M. NourbeSe Phillip is a poet, writer, and lawyer who was born in Tobago and now lives in Toronto, Canada. Zongl, a collection of poetry, is based on a legal […]

Leonard Peltier is a Native American political prisoner. He was imprisoned in 1977 after a confrontation between Ameri-can Indian Movement activists and FBI agents on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. […]

What can we learn from this election season and how can we use this knowledge to advance racial and political equity? Featuring a panel of UCLA scholars and researchers, this […]

Alva Stevenson, retired UCLA oral historian will discuss the history and contributions of Afro-Mexicans dating from 16th century Mexico to the present day in Mexico and the United States.LOS ANGELES […]

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, and resources available to […]

The UCLA African American Studies Department will celebrate their scholars’ successful completion of their program on June 11th, 2016. Commencement starts at 11:30 am at Lenart Auditorium located in the […]

The Racialized State Violence in Global Perspective Conference features intellectuals from around the world who work on racialized police violence. The symposium sets a space for discussions on the global […]

Beverly Daniel Tatum served as president of Spelman College from 2002 -2014. Spelman College, long recognized as the leading educator of women of African descent, is now ranked among the […]