Entries by tpark
“The Beautiful Ugly Struggle: How Black Lives Mattered to Angela Davis and Amiri Baraka” by Christopher Lebron (Johns Hopkins)
Watch the full webinar from the “Black Lives Matter—Past, Present, and Beyond” lecture series featuring Christopher Lebron (Johns Hopkins) “The Beautiful Ugly Struggle: How Black Lives Mattered to Angela Davis and Amiri Baraka” Watch full video here
UCLA Black Staff Election Debrief: Watch the Full Video
Discussion of UCLA academia, faculty & staff about the outcome of the election and the uncertainty of the America around racial issues.
Read [OP-ED] Hip Hop Democracy and the Future of Our Freedom by Professor Kyle T. Mays
Read [OP-ED] Hip Hop Democracy and the Future of Our Freedom by Professor Kyle T. Mays Here
Call for Applicants: Exploring the African Narrative Research Fellowship Program for Emerging Scholars
Exploring the African Narrative Research Fellowship Program for Emerging Scholars Africa No Filter launches the Emerging Scholars Fellowship program to explore evidence-based narratives about Africa. Click here for more information.
Know your ABCs? – Abolition Curriculum – Common Book + Film.
The students and faculty at UCLA, in collaboration with the Prison Education Program, Black Graduate Student Association, Underground Scholars Initiative, Cops off Campus, NoUCPD and UCftp are implementing a common book and film for the upcoming school year around which a series of events (film screenings/workshops/talks) will take place. This year we have selected, Angela […]
John Densmore Scholarship
This scholarship was established in 1991-92 by John Densmore (former drummer for the musical group The Doors) as an endowment fund to support UCLA undergraduate students with preference given to African American Studies majors and minors. Funds are awarded to a student who has demonstrated outstanding academic success, scholastic promise and academic goals. Eligibility: African […]
Professor Alden Young awarded a SSRC’s 2020 Transregional Planning Grant
Professor Alden Young has just been awarded a SSRC’s 2020 Transregional Planning Grant in the amount of $35,000. He will serve as co-PI for the project: “Climate Change, Political Economy, and Connectivity in the Red Sea Arena.” For more information, please refer to the link here.
Dr. Brenda Stevenson, Dr. Terence Keel and student Armond Lee, have been selected as the Luskin Center Innovations Fellows for 2020-21.
Dr. Brenda Stevenson, Dr. Terence Keel and student Armond Lee, have been selected as the Luskin Center Innovations Fellows for 2020-21. The UCLA Luskin Center for History and Policy is one of the first institutions of its kind in the nation to bring together in-depth historical research and cutting-edge policy analysis. These research teams are […]
