Black Convocation

Black Convocation 2021 Sept. 29th 5-6pm Zoom Registration Link

IdentiTEA Discussion

The Mixed Student Union (MSU) is hosting their first discussion/meeting of the year this upcoming Tuesday, October 5, at 7pm-8pm in Kaplan Hall, in room 135! They will be discussing what it’s like growing up mixed-race, and overall spilling the “tea” on what it’s like being mixed and how that affects identity. *MSU is a […]

Professor Brenda Stevenson’s Inaugural Lecture

Professor Brenda Stevenson Hillary Rodham Clinton Chair of Women’s History Oxford University is running a program of public events this month to celebrate the start of Professor Stevenson’s tenure. The Lecture: Creating History at the Intersection of Gender, Jim Crow and Remembrance will be broadcast live on Youtube. 

Black Dress & Culture Series: Debating the Black Body in Fashion & Popular Culture

Black Dress & Culture Series Debating the Black Body in Fashion & Popular Culture Location: Via Zoom & In-person for UCLA students only (see RSVP Link). Description: The Black Dress & Culture Series annual colloquiums explore the critical topic of Black dress. The influences of Black bodies, Black style, and Black makers are undeniable forces in shaping […]

UCLA Institute of American Cultures Fall Forum 2021

Description: You are invited to the UCLA Institute of American Cultures (IAC) annual Fall Forum, featuring the 2021–22 IAC visiting researchers and scholars, graduate and predoctoral fellows, and research grant awardees at UCLA’s four ethnic studies centers. Featured speakers will be interviewed by faculty experts, followed by a Q&A. Find out more about who and […]

Kal Penn on Life and Diversity in Hollywood

Darnell Hunt, Ph.D and Dean, UCLA Division of Social Sciences Professor of Sociology and African American Studies invites you to attend the Dean's Salon: Kal Penn on Life and Diversity in Hollywood! Kal Penn will be taking live questions from the viewers starting at 6:00 p.m.If you would like to submit your questions in advance […]

Students & TV Writers Panel

Description: Are you a college student or recent grad who's interested in sharing your experiences with TV writers? Do you have pressing questions about how a story unfolds in the Writers Room? If so, join a panel on zoom where you can converse with writers of a half-hour comedy hit! See the flyer for details […]

Geneva Smitherman Book Talk!

This event will feature a panel that discusses the recent publication of Dr. Geneva Smitherman’s memoir: Geneva Napoleon Smitherman, My Soul Look Back in Wonder, 1st edition (Routledge, 2022). Three speakers, Dr Bryce Henson, Dr. Austin Jackson, and our very own Professor Kyle T. Mays, will offer reactions to her book from their interdisciplinary perspectives and […]

Comrade Sisters Book Talk w/ Ericka Huggins & Stephen James

Mark your calendars for the October 19th Comrade Sisters Book Talk Event! UCLA has invited Activist Ericka Huggins and Photographer Stephen James to discuss their book “Comrade Sisters: Women of the Black Panther Party”!   Read more about our esteemed guest speakers below!