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

As part of Black History Month, UCLA’s ‘Why History Matters’…

The Reformatory by Tananarive Due

Read Tananarive Due's essay that is featured in Global Dysto…

“GOP tax cuts would hammer California’s poor” by our Chair, Marcus Anthony Hunter

Read here: "GOP tax cuts would hammer California’s poor"…

UCLA Professor To School On The Sunken Place In ‘Get Out’ Inspired Course

This fall, Professor Tananarive Due will be providing UCLA students…

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…

Message from the Chair

Welcome to UCLA’s Department of African American Studies.…

Darnell Hunt Appointed Dean of Social Sciences in the UCLA College

Darnell Hunt, a renowned scholar of race, media and culture,…

“On Losing Black Lives” by Safiya Umoja Noble

Read Safiya Umoja Noble's essay "On Losing Black Lives" from…

Mark Q. Sawyer, Presente! (January 10, 1972 – March 26, 2017)

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Mark Q. Sawyer, Presente! (January 10, 1972 – March 27, 2017) We…

Enroll Now- Summer Courses 2017

Enroll Now for Summer Courses 2017 Session A | June 26th - August…