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SUMMARY:"Descendant" Film Screening
DESCRIPTION:“Descendant” Film Screening: In Conversation with Co-Producer\, Kern Jackson \nJoin us for an exclusive screening of the critically acclaimed documentary “Descendant\,” currently streaming on Netflix! The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the film’s Co-Producer\, Dr. Kern Jackson! \n*Refreshments will be provided \n \n  \nRegistration Link: https://events.eventzilla.net/e/descendant-film-screening-2138605224
URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/descendant-film-screening/
LOCATION:Royce Hall 306\, 304 Royce Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
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SUMMARY:"Descendant" Film Screening: In Conversation with Co-Producer\, Kern Jackson
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an exclusive screening of the critically acclaimed documentary “Descendant\,” currently streaming on Netflix! The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the film’s Co-Producer\, Dr. Kern Jackson! \n*Refreshments will be provided*
URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/descendant-film-screening-in-conversation-with-co-producer-kern-jackson/
LOCATION:Royce Hall 306\, 304 Royce Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
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SUMMARY:Book Talk: THE REFORMATORY by Tananarive Due
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URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/book-talk-the-reformatory-by-tananarive-due/
LOCATION:Royce Hall 314\, Royce Hall\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095
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SUMMARY:JOB TALK: Whither Hurston? African Inheritances\, Africana Religious Studies\, & the Great Debate
DESCRIPTION:Join us Thursday\, Feb. 15th\, as we welcome our featured speaker Dr. Ahmad Greene-Hayes  for our last job talk of the year! These job talks are an opportunity for members of the UCLA community to hear faculty position applicants present on topics they are experts in. Please come hear Dr. Vesely-Flad speak and get an opportunity to ask her questions about her research! \n*Lunch will be provided!*
URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/job-talk-whither-hurston-african-inheritances-africana-religious-studies-the-great-debate/
LOCATION:Kaplan Hall 365\, Kaplan Hall\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240213T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240213T133000
DTSTAMP:20260418T231319
CREATED:20240208T061426Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240208T061426Z
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SUMMARY:State Violence & Radical Justice in Brazil: A Conversation with Rute Fiúza
DESCRIPTION:Join the UCLA African American Studies Department & the UCLA Center for Brazilian Studies for this important conversation with our featured speaker\, human rights activist\, Rute Fiúza. \n 
URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/state-violence-radical-justice-in-brazil-a-conversation-with-rute-fiuza/
LOCATION:YRL\, YRL West Classroom\, Room #23167\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095
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SUMMARY:Radical Reparations BOOK TALK
DESCRIPTION:Speakers:\nDr. Marcus Anthony Hunter \nAuthor & UCLA Professor \nClick here to learn more about the author… \n\nWillie “Prophet” Stiggers \nPresident of the Black Music Action Coalition \nClick here to learn more about the Black Music Action Coalition… \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nDescription:\nJoin us for an exciting book talk on Tuesday\, February 6th! Get ready to dive into the thought-provoking world of RADICAL REPARATIONS: Healing the Soul of A Nation written by our very own UCLA Professor\, Dr. Marcus Anthony Hunter. In conversation with\, Willie “Prophet” Stiggers\, he will discuss the powerful ideas and perspectives presented in the book. Students\, Faculty and Staff of UCLA are all welcome to attend and engage in fresh insights on this important topic! \n\n\n\n\n\n\nDETAILS: \n\nDate: Tuesday\, February 6th\, 2024\nTime: 6:00pm-8:00pm\nLocation: UCLA Career Center Room 200 (located in the Strathmore Building)\n\n*Books will be sold by the Reparations Club* \nFood & Beverages will be provided.
URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/radical-reparations-book-talk/
LOCATION:UCLA Career Center\, UCLA Career Center\, Room #200\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
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SUMMARY:JOB TALK: “’We’ve Been Born Free’: Rastafari Women’s Pan-African Worldmaking
DESCRIPTION:Our second job talk of the year! Come stop by Kaplan 193\, Tuesday\, February 6th\, for Dr. Shamara’s Alhassan talk titled “We’ve Been Born Free”: Rastafari Women’s Pan-African Worldmaking. These job talks are an opportunity for members of the UCLA community to hear faculty position applicants present on topics they are experts in. Please come hear Dr. Alhassan speak and get an opportunity to ask her questions about her research! \n*Lunch will be provided*
URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/job-talk-weve-been-born-free-rastafari-womens-pan-african-worldmaking/
LOCATION:Kaplan Hall 365\, Kaplan Hall\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
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SUMMARY:JOB TALK: Black Buddhists & the Black Radical Tradition
DESCRIPTION:Join us Thursday\, Feb. 1st\, as we welcome Dr. Rima Vesely-Flad for our first job talk of the year! These job talks are an opportunity for members of the UCLA community to hear faculty position applicants present on topics they are experts in. Please come hear Dr. Vesely-Flad speak and get an opportunity to ask her questions about her research! \n*Lunch Provided* \n 
URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/job-talk-black-buddhists-the-black-radical-tradition/
LOCATION:Kaplan Hall 365\, Kaplan Hall\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230531T091500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230601T173000
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SUMMARY:Political Economy of the Black World II
DESCRIPTION:MARK YOUR CALENDARS! \nIn May 1979\, the Center for Afro-American Studies at the University of California\, Los Angeles hosted a two-day symposium entitled The Political Economy of the Black World. This spring\, Professors Peter James Hudson and Jemima Pierre are convening The Political Economy of the Black World II\, a two-day symposium that draws on and expands the themes and conversations of the original 1979 event.  It will serve as the inaugural event of the new Center for Advanced Studies of Political Economy and Race (CASPER). \nThe Political Economy of the Black World II will be held on May 31st and June 1st at UCLA and will include presentations from a global group of scholars hailing from Kenya\, Tunisia\, Barbados\, Trinidad\, Puerto Rico\, Norway\, Canada and beyond.  \nPlease join us for the Public Conversations with: \n\nDr. Claudia Mitchell-Kernan\, Faculty Emeritus\, former chair of the Center for Afro-American Studies\, and former Vice Chancellor of Graduate Studies at UCLA – and co-convener of the original 1979 event.\nDr. Horace G. Campbell\, Professor of African American Studies and Political Science at Syracuse University and Chairperson of the Global Pan African Movement (North American delegation).\nDr. Deborah E. McDowell\, Alice Griffin Professor of Literary Studies and former director of the Carter G. Woodson Institute for African-American and African Studies at the University of Virginia.\nAjamu Baraka\, Chairperson\, Coordinating Committee of the Black Alliance for Peace\, senior editor and contributing columnist for the Black Agenda Report\, and former Green Party vice-presidential candidate.\n\nFor more information\, including the schedule\, please see the flier above. We look forward to seeing you there! \n 
URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/political-economy-of-the-black-world-ii/
LOCATION:UCLA
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SUMMARY:Black Dress & Culture Series: Fashion City Los Angeles
DESCRIPTION:Description:\nUCLA will be hosting the second installment of the “Fashion City: Los Angeles” jointly presented by UCLA’s Copley Center for the Study of Costume Design and Department of African American Studies. \n\n\nThe Black Dress and Culture series engages scholars and practitioners in conversations on the multifaceted aspects of Black dress within cultural narratives. These panel discussions will focus on the evolving perceptions and impacts of Black fashion and aesthetics in history and popular culture and will address and expand on the multiple viewpoints within ongoing and sometimes-contentious histories and contemporary practices. \nThis two-part discussion will encourage debate and engage with the speakers’ repertory of knowledge\, experience\, and research. \nRSVP Required:  \nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/ucla-black-dress-culture-series-tickets-607726405037 \n\n*Contact Kristen Mundy (kmundy@afam.ucla.edu) or Gina Lewis (lewisgina@g.ucla.edu) with questions!*
URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/black-dress-culture-series-fashion-city-los-angeles/
LOCATION:James Bridges Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230201T190000
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DTSTAMP:20260418T231319
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230728T122929Z
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SUMMARY:UCLA 34th Annual MLK Oratorical
DESCRIPTION:On February 1st at 7pm UCLA will host the 34th Annual MLK Oratorical Contest in Covel Commons. We hope you can spread the word\, join us for festivities\, and watch amazing students perform spoken word\, oration and griot.
URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/ucla-34th-annual-mlk-oratorical/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221025T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221025T183000
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UID:7309-1666717200-1666722600@afam.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Sekou Odinga: Reflections of A Freedom Fighter
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URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/sekou-odinga-reflections-of-a-freedom-fighter/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221024T150000
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CREATED:20221007T232305Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221007T232305Z
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SUMMARY:Writing Health Through Black Feminist Theory
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URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/writing-health-through-black-feminist-theory/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221019T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221019T180000
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SUMMARY:Comrade Sisters Book Talk w/ Ericka Huggins & Stephen James
DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendars for the October 19th Comrade Sisters Book Talk Event! UCLA has invited Activist Ericka Huggins and Photographer Stephen James to discuss their book “Comrade Sisters: Women of the Black Panther Party”! \n \n  \nRead more about our esteemed guest speakers below!
URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/7266/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220503T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220503T183000
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SUMMARY:Geneva Smitherman Book Talk!
DESCRIPTION:This event will feature a panel that discusses the recent publication of Dr. Geneva Smitherman’s memoir: Geneva Napoleon Smitherman\, My Soul Look Back in Wonder\, 1st edition (Routledge\, 2022). Three speakers\, Dr Bryce Henson\, Dr. Austin Jackson\, and our very own Professor Kyle T. Mays\, will offer reactions to her book from their interdisciplinary perspectives and also comment on her contribution to Black Studies. Excited to see you all there! \n \nThe book talk will take place in The Black Forum (Haines Hall 153) at 4:30 pm on Tuesday\, May 3rd! \nIf you are on campus\, we would welcome your in-person attendance! \nIf you would rather watch online\, click here for the zoom link!
URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/geneva-smitherman-book-talk/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211115T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211115T123000
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CREATED:20211103T180525Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211103T180525Z
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SUMMARY:Students & TV Writers Panel
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nAre you a college student or recent grad who’s interested in sharing your experiences with TV writers? Do you have pressing questions about how a story unfolds in the Writers Room? If so\, join a panel on zoom where you can converse with writers of a half-hour comedy hit! See the flyer for details and send us an email with your preferred date and time. There are three options to choose from! \n*Email Delina.Brooks@abcs.tv for inquiries about the event and how to attend!* \nThe event will take place on three separate days: \nMonday\, November 15th (11:00 am PST) \nTuesday\, November 16th (1:00 pm PST) \nWednesday\, November 17th (2:30 pm PST)
URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/students-tv-writers-panel/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211111T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211111T183000
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CREATED:20211102T213741Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211102T213741Z
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SUMMARY:Kal Penn on Life and Diversity in Hollywood
DESCRIPTION:Darnell Hunt\, Ph.D and Dean\, UCLA Division of Social Sciences Professor of Sociology and African American Studies invites you to attend the Dean’s Salon: Kal Penn on Life and Diversity in Hollywood! \nKal Penn will be taking live questions from the viewers starting at 6:00 p.m.If you would like to submit your questions in advance of the webinar please email hnadworny@support.ucla.edu by Wednesday\, November 10. \nThursday\, November 11\, 20215:00 – 6:30 p.m. PSTLive streaming via Zoom \n\nClick here to register for the event  \n \nTo purchase a hardcover edition of Kal Penn’s new memoirYou Can’t Be Serious please click here
URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/kal-penn-on-life-and-diversity-in-hollywood/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211109T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211109T160000
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CREATED:20211022T221025Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211022T221025Z
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SUMMARY:UCLA Institute of American Cultures Fall Forum 2021
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nYou are invited to the UCLA Institute of American Cultures (IAC) annual Fall Forum\, featuring the 2021–22 IAC visiting researchers and scholars\, graduate and predoctoral fellows\, and research grant awardees at UCLA’s four ethnic studies centers. Featured speakers will be interviewed by faculty experts\, followed by a Q&A. \nFind out more about who and what is featured in the Webinar through the Zoom Registration Link.
URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/ucla-institute-of-american-cultures-fall-forum-2021/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211106T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211106T143000
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CREATED:20211020T212113Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211020T212113Z
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SUMMARY:Black Dress & Culture Series: Debating the Black Body in Fashion & Popular Culture
DESCRIPTION:Black Dress & Culture Series\nDebating the Black Body in Fashion & Popular Culture \nLocation: Via Zoom & In-person for UCLA students only (see RSVP Link). \nDescription: The Black Dress & Culture Series annual colloquiums explore the critical topic of Black dress. The influences of Black bodies\, Black style\, and Black makers are undeniable forces in shaping culture through fashion\, costume design\, and styling. Black bodies have consistently acted as sites of cutting-edge aesthetics and emulation. Yet\, they have endured ridicule\, discrimination\, fear\, and violence. This series engages scholars and practitioners in conversations that reinsert Black people into cultural narratives. Their discussions will address and expand on the multiple viewpoints within ongoing and sometimes contentious histories and contemporary practices. The inaugural event\, “Debating the Black Body in Fashion and On-Screen\,” will focus on the work of Black costume designers\, in conversation with scholars\, to address the topic of Black women and body size\, as well as respectability politics in dress on screen. \nColloquium Schedule: \n11:00 a.m. Welcome and Introductions\n11:15 a.m. Panel I: Black Women and Body Size in History and on Screen\n12:15 p.m. Coffee Break\n12:30 p.m. Panel II: The “Aesthetics of Excess” and Respectability Politics\n1:30 p.m. James Bridges Theater in-person discussion followed by refreshments
URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/black-dress-culture-series-debating-the-black-body-in-fashion-popular-culture/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211025T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211025T090000
DTSTAMP:20260418T231319
CREATED:20211020T233023Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211020T233023Z
UID:6635-1635152400-1635152400@afam.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Professor Brenda Stevenson's Inaugural Lecture
DESCRIPTION:Professor Brenda Stevenson\nHillary Rodham Clinton Chair of Women’s History \nOxford University is running a program of public events this month to celebrate the start of Professor Stevenson’s tenure. \n \nThe Lecture: Creating History at the Intersection of Gender\, Jim Crow and Remembrance will be broadcast live on Youtube. 
URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/professor-brenda-stevenson-inaugural-lecture/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211005T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211005T200000
DTSTAMP:20260418T231319
CREATED:20210929T215256Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210929T215256Z
UID:6468-1633417200-1633464000@afam.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:IdentiTEA Discussion
DESCRIPTION:The Mixed Student Union (MSU) is hosting their first discussion/meeting of the year this upcoming Tuesday\, October 5\, at 7pm-8pm in Kaplan Hall\, in room 135! \nThey will be discussing what it’s like growing up mixed-race\, and overall spilling the “tea” on what it’s like being mixed and how that affects identity. \n*MSU is a cultural group for mixed-race and multiethnic individuals that aims to unite and foster UCLA’s mixed community. They meet weekly on Tuesdays at 7-8pm at Kaplan 135.* \nJoin their newsletter subscription here! \n 
URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/identitea-discussion/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Divisional Publish
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210929T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210929T180000
DTSTAMP:20260418T231319
CREATED:20210928T165357Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210928T165357Z
UID:6440-1632934800-1632938400@afam.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Black Convocation
DESCRIPTION:Black Convocation 2021 \n \nSept. 29th  \n5-6pm  \nZoom Registration Link
URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/black-convocation/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210715T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210715T130000
DTSTAMP:20260418T231319
CREATED:20210714T193954Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210714T193954Z
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SUMMARY:Taking Stock: U.S. Counterterrorism Interventions in Africa Today
DESCRIPTION:Taking Stock: U.S. Counterterrorism Interventions in Africa Today\n\nJuly 15th\, 2021 \n12:00pm \nRegister Here \nWhile Washington is winding down counterterror operations in Afghanistan and possibly Iraq\, there is growing pressure from some quarters for an increase in U.S. military engagement in Africa. In mid-June\, France announced an end to its counterterrorism operation in the Sahel\, now in its seventh year. France is hoping the U.S. and countries contributing to a 15\,000 strong peacekeeping force will step up to fill the void\, but the ambush of four U.S. soldiers in neighboring Niger in 2017 raised serious questions about mission creep and oversight of US troops on the continent. Meanwhile\, the Biden administration is reportedly considering returning troops recently pulled by the Trump administration back to Somalia. \n\nWhy are the French leaving Mali? What impact did Western-backed security assistance missions have in diminishing terrorism threats and supporting democracy in the region? Why is the U.S. military looking to wind down operations in West Africa but at the same time considering returning troops to Somalia\, despite significant democratic backsliding by the U.S.-backed government there? \n\nThe Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft and the Chicago Council on Global Affairs will host a panel of discussion to shine a light on this undercovered region and provide recommendations for better oversight and accountability mechanisms to avert counterproductive mission creep and endless U.S. war in Africa. \n  \nJoin us for a timely and important conversation with: \nAlden Young\, Assistant Professor of African American Studies at UCLA and a Non-Resident Fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. \nStephanie Savell\, Senior Researcher at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs\, Brown University and co-director of the Costs of War Project. \nAmanda Sperber\, Independent journalist\, focusing on politics\, youth\, and armed conflict in Kenya\, Somalia and Sudan. \nLizzy Shackelford (Moderator)\, Senior Fellow on U.S. Foreign Policy at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs\, former QI Non-Resident Fellow\, and author of “The Dissent Channel: American Diplomacy in a Dishonest Age.”
URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/taking-stock-u-s-counterterrorism-interventions-in-africa-today/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210601T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210601T190000
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SUMMARY:The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre: A Historical Context
DESCRIPTION:The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre: A Historical Context \nTuesday\, June 1st\, 2021 \n\n5:00PM PDT \nRSVP HERE \n\nProfessor Brenda E. Stevenson moderates an online conversation with Karlos K. Hill and Hannibal Johnson\, both authors and experts on the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre\, in which a white mob assaulted residents\, looted\, and destroyed their homes\, churches\, schools\, and businesses in the predominantly Black neighborhood and business district of Greenwood in Tulsa\, Oklahoma. The panel discusses the history of Black migration to Oklahoma\, the Jim Crow realities of the early 20th century\, the facts surrounding the Tulsa massacre\, and the immediate aftermath in which hundreds of Black Americans were dead\, homeless\, or imprisoned\, their families and financial lives devastated. \nAn Associate Professor and Chair of the Clara Luper Department of African and African-American Studies at the University of Oklahoma\, Hill is the founder and chair of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Commission. His most recent book is The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre: A Photographic History. An attorney\, author\, and highly regarded public historian\, Johnson is the author of Black Wall Street 100: An American City Grapples with its Historical Racial Trauma. \nCo-presented by the UCLA Department of African American Studies \nRSVP HERE
URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/the-1921-tulsa-race-massacre-a-historical-context/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210514T140000
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SUMMARY:"After Sudan: Hajj Hamad and the Search for the Horn of Africa" with Prof. Alden Young
DESCRIPTION:“After Sudan: Hajj Hamad and the Search for the Horn of Africa” \nA Lecture with Professor Alden Young \nFriday\, May 14th\, 2021 \n2:00pm (PST) \nRSVP HERE \nAbout the lecture: My talk focuses on the work of the Sudanese intellectual Mohammad Abu Qasim Hajj Hamad. He was one of the Children of 1964\, who came of age in the October Revolution\, which promised a democratic transformation\, but he watched in horror as the military returned to power in 1969 and within a few years began exiling intellectuals and political activists. It was in exile that intellectuals like Hajj Hamad began looking for alternatives to the Sudanese state. In this talk\, I will discuss his ideas about the Horn of Africa as a region. I will also discuss the ways in which he sought to place Sudan within the Greater Middle East in the process trying to rewrite Sudanese history. Hajj Hamad’s historical project was an attempt to break Sudanese society out of the impasse within which it was trapped. According to Hajj Hamad\, Sudan was a society stuck between binaries such as Arab and African\, Communist and Islamist\, as well as Center and Periphery. In his opinion\, it was only by overcoming these binaries that Sudanese society could develop. \nAlden Young is a political and economic historian of Africa and the Middle East. He is Assistant Professor of African American Studies and a faculty member in the International Development Studies program at the University of California\, Los Angeles. His first book Transforming Sudan: Decolonization\, Economic Development and State Formation was published by Cambridge University Press in December 2017. Along with Nathalie Puetz of NYU Abu Dhabi\, Young has been awarded a research grant by the SSRC to work on climate change adaptation among the Red Sea littoral countries.
URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/after-sudan-hajj-hamad-and-the-search-for-the-horn-of-africa-with-dr-alden-young/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210430T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210430T130000
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SUMMARY:"Resemblance\, Representation\, and Resonance in Black Film and Media"
DESCRIPTION:UCLA Department of African American Studies invites you to attend the lecture series \n“Black Lives Matter—Past\, Present\, and Beyond” featuring \nRacquel Gates\nAssociate Professor of Cinema and Media Studies\, College of Staten Island\, CUNY\nAuthor\, “Double Negative: The Black Image and Popular Culture” \nspeaking on \nResemblance\, Representation\, and Resonance in Black Film and Media \nFriday\, April 30\, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. PDT\nLive streaming via Zoom \nRSVP HERE \nThe basic idea of “representation” – that onscreen images construct meaning – takes on particular urgency when those being represented have been historically ignored\, or worse\, grossly misrepresented\, throughout history. Such is the case with Black representation in film and media. As a result\, critics and scholars alike continue to theorize solutions to the thorny issues of representation. Though these conversations are not new\, their centrality speaks to ongoing problems related to the images of women and minorities in the media. Yet how often are we actually talking about “resemblance” rather than representation? And how might we begin to consider questions about quality\, taste\, and emotional resonance? This talk contemplates these aspects of cinematic representation and argues that such a shift offers new possibilities for Black cinematic engagement.
URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/resemblance-representation-and-resonance-in-black-film-and-media/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210419T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210423T170000
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SUMMARY:Africa’s Readiness for Climate Change (ARCC) virtual forum
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the upcoming Africa’s Readiness for Climate Change (ARCC) virtual forum\, organized by the UCLA African Studies Center and Earth Rights Institute\, and co-sponsored by the Department of African American Studies. \nRegister here https://ucla.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_b5cGk3_ASFO1WEkwK2NAtA. \n\n The webinar event is scheduled for April 19-23 and registration to attend is free. \nRegister Here \nExact times to be announced\, but starting time will be 9 am for most days as three of the presenters will be Zooming from the continent. \n\nConfirmed Speakers are Nnimmo Bassey\, Director of the Health of Mother Earth Foundation; Ousmane Aly Pame\, President Global Ecovillage Network Africa\, Founder/President REDES(Network for Ecovillage Emergence and Development in the Sahel); HE Ambassador Sidique Abou-Bakarr Wai\, Sierra Leone Ambassador to the US; and Elizabeth Wathuti\, Founder\, Green Generation Initiative and Head of Campaigns at Wangari Maathai Foundation\, Kenya. \nAdditionally\, there will be panels on Public Health\, Indigenous Knowledge\, Policy\, and more. \nFor information\, email africa@international.ucla.edu\,  visit the conference website at https://www.international.ucla.edu/asc/article/206676
URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/webinar-africas-readiness-for-climate-change/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210416
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SUMMARY:Connecting ART & LAW FOR LIBERATION 2021: Call for Proposals
DESCRIPTION:Connecting ART & LAW FOR LIBERATION \na CALL TO ACTION to end Mass Incarceration \nOn April 16-17\, 2021  join artists\, activists\, attorneys\, advocates and scholars for a Virtual Conference featuring innovative collaborations at the intersection of ART and the LAW! \nBuild community\, re-energize and play\, while developing visionary strategies to end mass incarceration — with participants from college campuses\, communities and carceral spaces.  \nProposal Due: January 11\, 2021 \nSend proposals and questions to: CALLtoActionUCLA@gmail.com by January 11\, 2021. Details on the 2019 CALL Festival are on our website at: www.calltoactionucla.com \n  \nA Collaboration between the UCLA Prison Education Program\,  \nUCLA School of Law’s Criminal Justice Program and the Prison Law & Policy Program
URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/connecting-art-law-for-liberation-the-c-a-l-l-festival/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210406T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210406T193000
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SUMMARY:Save the date: Join the UCLA Legacy 2021!
DESCRIPTION:With great excitement\, we invite you to join us on the evening of Tuesday\, April 6th\, for Join the UCLA Legacy\, a virtual event honoring our African American admits for the Fall class of 2021. Save the date to connect with faculty and staff to learn more about the many benefits of becoming a Bruin! Our success speaks for itself through these student responses. \n–“I especially enjoyed being able to discuss with the department chairs and their willingness to make sure that we constantly understood the entire college-going process.” \n–“I mostly enjoyed how the faculty and administration made me feel welcomed and that I deserved to attend the school. Even though I don’t identify with the majority of the school\, it shouldn’t stop me from pursuing my dreams.” \n–“The Legacy event was the icing on the cake that I needed to feel valued as an African American student in such a large university.” \n\nMark your calendar April 6th 2021 5:30-7:30pm\n\n\n \n\n\nStay tuned for more details coming soon!
URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/save-the-date-join-the-ucla-legacy-2021/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210323T160000
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SUMMARY:Dean's Salon\, "Ethnic Studies at UCLA: Scholarship for Social Justice"
DESCRIPTION:Join us on March 23rd at 4:00pm for the UCLA College of Social Sciences for the Dean’s Salon\,”Ethnic Studies at UCLA: Scholarship for Social Justice”\n\nThis event is a conversation with\n  \n\nLeisy Abrego\nChair and Professor\nUCLA César E. Chávez Department of Chicana/o and Central American Studies \nRandall Akee\nChair and Associate Professor\, UCLA Department of American Indian Studies\nAssociate Professor\, UCLA Department of Public Policy \nCheryl Keyes\nChair and Professor\, UCLA Department of African American Studies\nProfessor\, Ethnomusicology and Global Jazz Studies \nNatalie Masuoka\nChair and Associate Professor\, UCLA Department of Asian American Studies\nAssociate Professor\, UCLA Department of Political Science \nmoderated by \nDarnell Hunt\, Ph.D.\nDean\, UCLA Division of Social Sciences\nProfessor of Sociology and African American Studies\n\n\nRegister at:\nhttp://view.eamail3.ucla.edu/?qs=3affd1d42f01fde1276c89bfb4a87d9e0e0bfeb7dbbaaef442f0acc00d34e7e18f467e6db3a0bb39ac680188d44ca810281c284f3c118a3beeb6fbb37a3ee0c79d67dddf0cbb186a36114e0ca8be4804
URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/deans-salon-ethnic-studies-at-ucla-scholarship-for-social-justice/
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