Publications

Shamara Wyllie Alhassan

Black Women and da ’Rona Community, Consciousness, and Ethics of Care By Julia S. Jordan-Zachery and Shamara Wyllie Alhassan

Walter Allen

Higher Education in a Global Society: Achieving Diversity, Equity and Excellence (Advances in Education in Diverse Communities: Research, Policy and Praxis, 5) By Walter R. Allen, Marguerite Bonous-Hammarth, and Robert T. Teranishi
African American Education: Race, Community, Inequality and Achievement - A Tribute to Edgar G. Epps (Advances in Education in Diverse Communities: Research, Policy and Praxis, 2) By Walter R. Allen, Margaret Beale Spencer, and Carla O'Connor

Bryonn Bain

Rebel Speak by Bryonn Bain

Rebel Speak

The Ugly Side of Beautiful: Rethinking Race and Prison in America By Bryonn Bain

Adam Bradley

The Poetry of Pop By Adam Bradley
The Anthology of Rap By Adam Bradley

Scot Brown

Discourse on Africana Studies: James Turner and Paradigms of Knowledge By Scot Brown
Fighting for Us By Scot Brown

Tananarive Due

The Reformatory: A Novel
Freedom in the Family: A Mother-Daughter Memoir of the Fight for Civil Rights By Tananarive Due and Patricia Stephens Due

Lorrie Frasure

Racial and Ethnic Politics in American Suburbs By Lorrie Frasure

Yogita Goyal

The Cambridge Companion to Contemporary African American Literature By Yogita Goyal
Look Inside Runaway Genres: The Global Afterlives of Slavery By Yogita Goyal

Runaway Genres

Kelly Lytle Hernández

Bad Mexicans By Kelly Lytle Hernández
City of Inmates By Kelly Lytle Hernández

Tyrone C. Howard

Why Race and Culture Matter in Schools: Closing the Achievement Gap in America's Classrooms By Tyrone C. Howard
Expanding College Access for Urban Youth By Tyrone C. Howard, Jonli Tunstall, Terry K. Flennaugh

Darnell Hunt

Black Los Angeles: American Dreams and Racial Realities By Darnell Hunt and Ana-Christina Ramon
Channeling Blackness: Studies on Television and Race in America By Darnell Hunt

Marcus Anthony Hunter

Chocolate Cities by Marcus Hunter and Zandria F. Robinson

Ralina L. Joseph

Terence Keel

Divine Variations: How Christian Thought Became Radical Science By Terence Keel

Cheryl L. Keyes

Rap Music and Street Consciousness By Cheryl L. Keyes

Kyle Mays

An Afro-Indigenous History of the United States By Kyle Mays

Uri McMillan

Embodied Avatars Genealogies of Black Feminist Art and Performance By Uri McMillan

Alesia Montgomery

Greening the Black Urban Regime: The Culture and Commerce of Sustainability in Detroit By Alesia Montgomery

Safiya Umoja Noble

ALGORITHMS OF OPPRESSION By Safiya Umoja Noble

Sobukwe Odinga

UCLA SKY Campus Happiness Workshop Retreat!

UCLA SKY Happiness is holding an on-campus retreat this month (November)!

              The SKY Happiness Retreat is a nationally acclaimed, self-development, and life-skills training program offered to thousands of students at more than 50 universities across North America, including Stanford, Purdue, and MIT. Their main focus is on mental wellness and health.

A scholarship for the SKY Happiness Retreat is offered to selected participants on a first-come, first-served basis through an application process, and requires attendance to all sessions of the retreat. Only 15 spots are available.Click this link to apply.

The retreat will be held from November 18th-21st.

Retreat Schedule: Thursday, Nov 18 | 6 PM – 9 PM PST

Friday, Nov 19 | 6 PM – 9 PM PST

Saturday, Nov 20 | 1 PM – 5 PM PST

Sunday, Nov 21  | 1 PM – 5 PM PST

To find out more about the research click here.

To read testimonials of previous participants click here.

To apply click here.

An Inside Look at Graduate School

Are you thinking about going to graduate or professional school? Join the Humanities Career Panel on November 2nd (4-5 pm) as they discuss key areas to consider when making your decision! Some topics they will be addressing are cost, selecting your program, and transitioning to graduate school.

*Student Attendees who come to the event, and fill out a short two-question survey at the end are entered to win a $75 gift card to Amazon!*

RSVP Link

URC-HASS has Multiple Upcoming Workshops & Fellowship Info Sessions!

Fellowships:

MMUF Info Session

Learn all about the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF) at this virtual info session! Program participants can receive $15,000 in scholarships plus additional funding for completing a research project or honors thesis in select Mellon-designated fields. Applications are due by November 15.

*Click here to join them on Zoom*

URFP Info Session

Learn all about the Undergraduate Research Fellows Program (URFP) at this virtual info session! Program participants can receive a $3,000  scholarship for completing a research or creative project. URFP is open to all students. Applications are due by November 15.

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Workshops:

Research and Creative Proposal Workshop

Learn how to write a proposal for your research or creative project! If you’re thinking of applying to URFP, MMUF, or another scholarship program, we encourage you to attend this workshop.

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Cornerstone 5: Writing a Literature Review Workshop

Learn how to organize your research into a coherent and compelling literature review at this free virtual workshop.

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Brenda Steveson

What Sorrows Labour in My Parent's Breast? By Brenda E. Stevenson
The Contested Murder of Latasha Harlins Justice, Gender, and the Origins of the LA Riots By Brenda Stevenson

Caroline Streeter

Tragic No More By Caroline A. Streeter

Patricia Turner

Trash Talk- Anti-Obama Lore and Race in the Twenty-First Century By Patricia A. Turner
Crafted Lives By Patricia A. Turner

Jonli Tunstall

Expanding College Access for Urban Youth By Tyrone C. Howard, Jonli Tunstall, Terry K. Flennaugh