Kelly Lytle Hernandez awarded 2018 Freedom Now Award

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David Stein featured in The Intercept

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Tananarive Due receives Octavia E. Butler Award

Tananarive Due is the recipient of the illustrious Octavia E.…

Karida Brown receives Fullbright Award

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“City of Inmates” wins James A. Rawley Prize

Kelly Lytle Hernandez’s book, City of Inmates: Conquest, Rebellion,…

Banking on a ‘shithole’: US-led racial capitalism in Haiti began long before Trump

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Introducing the Department’s first online course- “Af-Amer 1: Introduction to Black Studies”

Introducing the Department's first online course- "Af-Amer 1:…

Jordan Peele visits UCLA African American Studies Department

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UCLA Newsroom: “Why Black Women’s Lives and Histories Matter”

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The Reformatory by Tananarive Due

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