UCLA Newsroom: “Why Black Women’s Lives and Histories Matter”
As part of Black History Month, UCLA’s ‘Why History Matters’ event series bears witness to stories of black women. Read more here
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The Reformatory by Tananarive Due
Read Tananarive Due’s essay that is featured in Global Dystopias here
“GOP tax cuts would hammer California’s poor” by our Chair, Marcus Anthony Hunter
Read here: “GOP tax cuts would hammer California’s poor” by Marcus A Hunter
UCLA Professor To School On The Sunken Place In ‘Get Out’ Inspired Course
This fall, Professor Tananarive Due will be providing UCLA students with some formal schooling on the sunken place with her course titled, “The Sunken Place: Racism, Survival, and Black Horror […]
Building on the Black Radical Tradition: Jeneé Darden Interviews Gaye Theresa Johnson
Read Gaye Theresa Johnson’s interview in support of her new book, The Future of Black Radicalism. “No one is free if black people aren’t free, if Dreamers aren’t free, if people […]
Message from the Chair
Welcome to UCLA’s Department of African American Studies. Born from a dynamic scholar and activist history and synergy, our department is a premiere location for world-class training, teaching, and research […]
Darnell Hunt Appointed Dean of Social Sciences in the UCLA College
Darnell Hunt, a renowned scholar of race, media and culture, chair of sociology and longtime leader of the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies at UCLA, has been […]
“On Losing Black Lives” by Safiya Umoja Noble
Read Safiya Umoja Noble’s essay “On Losing Black Lives” from the journal No More Potlucks Here
Mark Q. Sawyer, Presente! (January 10, 1972 – March 26, 2017)
Mark Q. Sawyer, Presente! (January 10, 1972 – March 27, 2017) We in the Department of African American Studies are mourning the sudden and tragic loss of our beloved colleague […]
Enroll Now- Summer Courses 2017
Enroll Now for Summer Courses 2017 Session A | June 26th – August 4th Session C | August 7th – September 15th ENROLL HERE
