UCLA 34th Annual MLK Oratorical

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.

Black Dress & Culture Series: Fashion City Los Angeles

James Bridges Theater

Description: UCLA 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. The 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 […]

Political Economy of the Black World II

UCLA

MARK YOUR CALENDARS! In 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 […]

JOB TALK: Black Buddhists & the Black Radical Tradition

Kaplan Hall 193 Kaplan Hall, Room 193, Los Angeles, CA

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 […]

JOB TALK: “’We’ve Been Born Free’: Rastafari Women’s Pan-African Worldmaking

Kaplan Hall 193 Kaplan Hall, Room 193, Los Angeles, CA

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 […]

Radical Reparations BOOK TALK

UCLA Career Center UCLA Career Center, Room #200, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Speakers: Dr. Marcus Anthony Hunter  Author & UCLA Professor Click here to learn more about the author... Willie "Prophet" Stiggers  President of the Black Music Action Coalition Click here to learn more about the Black Music Action Coalition...   Description: Join us for an exciting book talk on Tuesday, February 6th! Get ready to dive into […]

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JOB TALK: Whither Hurston? African Inheritances, Africana Religious Studies, & the Great Debate

Kaplan Hall 193 Kaplan Hall, Room 193, Los Angeles, CA

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 […]