"The Nelson George Mixtape: Volume 1" Discussion with Nelson George and Scot Brown, Music by Greg Everett Thursday, February 21st, 2019 Dodd Hall 175 | 6:00pm-9:00pm 6:00pm-7:30pm Discussion; 7:30pm-8:30pm Reception & Book Signing Nelson George is an author, filmmaker and critic who specializes in celebrating African-American culture. His books include the award winning music histories […]
A Screening of New Documentary Film Horror Noire produced by Tananarive Due Tuesday, February 26th, 2019 6:00pm-9:00pm Boelter Hall 3400 Click here for the Trailer
Life After Undergrad: Gap Year(s) Wednesday, February 27th, 2019 4:00pm-6:00pm Campbell Hall 1224 Not quite sure what your plans are after undergrad? Don't worry! AAP’s Graduate Mentoring and Research Programs is hosting a workshop on what to do in between undergrad/grad school. The event is Wed, February 27th, 4-6pm at Campbell Hall 1224. This event […]
Thursday, February 28th, 2019 Thomas Bradley International Hall, Room 300 | 12:00pm-3:00pm BLACK EXCELLENCE 2019 Celebrating & Networking with Successful Professionals Join the Career Center for our 2nd annual Black Excellence: Celebrating & Networking with Successful Professionals event on February 28th from 5pm-9pm in Bradley Hall. In honor of Black History Month and UCLA's Centennial, we […]
A talk by Dr. Roger Sneed: Afrofuturism as a way of Black people expressing their identity through speculative fictions is fairly new, and yet it is not new. We can trace the Black use of speculative fiction to articulate visions of Blackness and critique white supremacy back to W.E.B. DuBois’s 1920 short story “The Comet.” However, Afrofuturism has made a resurgence, due in part to the phenomenal success of Black Panther, ongoing interest in the work of Octavia Butler, and the rise of the “blerd” (a portmanteau of “black” and “nerd”). Today’s talk uses an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as a focal point for investigating the intersections of Afrofuturism and Black Religious Thought.
Please join us as we listen to Saidiya Hartman, Professor at Columbia University, discuss her new book "Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments." Wayward Lives recreates the experience of young urban black women who desired an existence qualitatively different than the one that had been scripted for them.
Kamau Daáood and Mark de Clive-Lowe Wednesday, March 13th, 2019 7:00pm Jan Popper Theater "I was taught that the concept of the local artist is a noble one. That to live and work in a community and to be known for that work, is very dignified." – Kamau Daáood Performance poet Kamau Daáood, widely acknowledged as […]
Where Do We Go From Here? Preserving Los Angeles's Black Business History Thursday, March 14th, 2019 1:00pm-3:00pm Charles E. Young Research Library, Main Conference Room What does the history of black entrepreneurship add to our understanding of black communities, politics, and economic life? This roundtable brings together long-term business owners who were interviewed for the […]
We are excited to announce a performance and public dialogue with Bryonn Bain, the creator and lead performer of the award-winning "Lyrics from Lockdown." The event, "Free LA: The New Frontier of Abolition?" will be held Thurs, 7-9pm at the California African American Museum.
Join us for an insightful discussion on the topics of Gender, Slavery, and Freedom, with a host of speakers ready to share their thoughts and views. The event will take place In Royce Hall room 306, from 10:00am-3:30pm, with a light breakfast provided at 9:30am. We hope to see you there!
