News Archives - Department of African American Studies

Bunch Fellows Program: Information Sessions

January 21, 2021/0 Comments/in News /by afamstaff

Join us February 2nd at 4:00pm and February 17th at 6:00pm for the Bunche Fellows Program Information Sessions. The Bunche Fellows Program (BFP) funds undergraduate and graduate students as well […]

Festivals in the City of Angels: Kwanzaa in Leimert Park Village

December 18, 2020/0 Comments/in News /by tpark

The UCLA’s Department of African American Studies, in partnership with We Love Leimert and the Fowler Museum hosted “Festivals in the City of Angels: Kwanzaa in Leimert Park Village” on […]

Premiere of Dr. Scot Brown’s New Single- “Scotronixx” featuring Ohene Savant.

December 18, 2020/0 Comments/in News /by tpark

Dr. Scot Brown Quoted in O Magazine

December 10, 2020/0 Comments/in News /by tpark

Check out this piece on Kwanzaa that quotes Dr. Scot Brown in O Magazine Here

Dissertation Fellowship opportunity available to graduate students.

December 7, 2020/0 Comments/in News /by tpark

“The Beautiful Ugly Struggle: How Black Lives Mattered to Angela Davis and Amiri Baraka” by Christopher Lebron (Johns Hopkins)

November 23, 2020/0 Comments/in News /by tpark

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 […]

UCLA Black Staff Election Debrief: Watch the Full Video

November 17, 2020/0 Comments/in News /by tpark

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

November 17, 2020/0 Comments/in News /by tpark

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

October 28, 2020/0 Comments/in News /by tpark

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.

October 15, 2020/0 Comments/in News /by tpark

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 […]