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SUMMARY:Black as Space\, Femme as Future: An Afrofuturist Feminist Roundtable
DESCRIPTION:Black as Space\, Femme as Future: An Afrofuturist Feminist Roundtable \n\nThursday\, October 19th\, 2017 \n4:00pm-7:00pm \nUCLA Young Research Library (YRL)\, Room 11348 \n\nConversations with \nAndre Carrington\, Department of English and Philosophy | Drexel University \nNalo Hopkinson\, Department of Creative Writing | UC Riverside \nTananarive Due\, Department of African American Studies | UCLA
URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/black-space-femme-future-afrofuturist-feminist-roundtable/
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SUMMARY:What It Iz! The Spokenwordical
DESCRIPTION:What It Iz! The Spokenwordical\nThe UCLA Department of African American Studies\, The Institute of Inequality and Democracy\, and the Department of Theater present What It Iz: The Spokenwordical !\nWhat It Iz will be performed during the BARS Conference at UCLA over the weekend of October 13th – 15th\, 2017. Performances will take place the evenings of Fri\, Oct. 13th & Sat\, Oct. 14th at 8 PM at the Northwest Auditorium\, UCLA. Note that the doors will open at 7 PM.\n​\nSpecial pre/post-show appearances by…\nThe Founder of Hip Hop: DJ KOOL HERC\nThe First Lady of Hip Hop: CINDY CAMPBELL\nThe Godfathers of Hip Hop: THE LAST POETS\n​\nThis event is open seating but you can RSVP here:\nhttps://whatitizproduction.wixsite.com/whatitiz/rsvp\n​\nAn art installation in the lobby will be available one hour before the show.
URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/what-it-iz-the-spokenwordical-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171010T170000
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SUMMARY:Black Convocation 2017
DESCRIPTION:The Black Convocation is an annual event that welcomes new and returning students to the UCLA campus and makes them aware of the different organizations\, departments\, and resources available to serve them. It is an evening full of Bruin pride\, providing encouragement\, anecdotes about the past\, and a glimpse of the future from UCLA faculty\, staff\, and alumni dedicated to supporting all students. \nThe Black Convocation is free and open to the public. Maps & directions. Parking can be purchased at Parking Lot DD. \n  \nOCTOBER 10\, 2017 \n5:00pm-7:30pm \nDE NEVE PLAZA ROOM \n  \nREGISTER HERE \n  \nPresented by: The Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies\, Dept. of African American Studies\, Black Alumni Association (BAA)\, Academic Advancement Program (AAP)\, UCLA Institute of American Cultures (IAC)\, IAC Development\, Student Affairs\, Office of Residential Life\, Equity\, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)\, Black Graduate Students Association (BGSA)\, First Year Experience (FYE)\, Dept. of Sociology\, Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry\, Afrikan Student Union (ASU)\, UCLA Anderson Black Business Student Association (BBSA)\, Black Bruin Transfer Success (BBTS)\, Dean of UCLA Social Sciences.
URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/black-convocation-2017/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170926T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170926T180000
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SUMMARY:Ethnic & Indigenous Studies Welcome
DESCRIPTION:Ethnic & Indigenous Studies Welcome \n \nWe are #EthnicStudies. Explore African American Studies\, American Indian Studies\, Asian American Studies\, and Chicana/o Studies at our FREE event with food\, music\, and giveaways with fellow students\, faculty\, and staff. Learn how Ethnic and Indigenous Studies fits into your UCLA experience and beyond. \n  \nTuesday\, September 26th\, 2017 \n4PM \nSunset Village Plaza \n  \nGenerously sponsored by First Year Experience\, Office of Equity\, Diversity & Inclusion\, Dean of UCLA Social Sciences\, Institute of American Cultures\, and the Asian American Studies Center.
URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/ethnic-indigenous-studies-welcome/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170728
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170729
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SUMMARY:Test Divisional Event
DESCRIPTION:Testing\, please disregard
URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/test-divisional-event/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170617T113000
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SUMMARY:Department of African American Studies Commencement Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:The following information is in regards to the Department of African American Studies commencement ceremony.  \nDate: Saturday\, June 17th\, 2017 \nTime: 11:30am-1:00pm \nLocation: UCLA Fowler Museum\, Lenart Auditorium; 308 Charles E Young Dr E\, Los Angeles\, CA 90024 \nTickets: Students may request up to 4 complimentary tickets. There will be a $12.00 charge (per ticket) to your BruinBill account for each additional ticket ordered. Guest tickets are to be picked up from 1308 Rolfe Hall prior to commencement day. \nParking: The closest parking lot to the Fowler Museum is Lot 4. Parking is $12.00 per vehicle. Parking passes are available from the Parking Services Office prior to commencement day. \nThe address to Lot 4 is 221 Westwood Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA 90095. \nStudents on Graduation Day:  \n\nStudent graduates are requested to arrive at the Fowler Museum\, Lenart Auditorium in cap and gown for check in at 11:00am. Please be on time!\nSeating is unreserved and doors will open at 11:15am.\nThe ceremony will start at 11:30am.\n\nPlease email Eboni Shaw\, eshaw@afam.ucla.edu or Tricia Park\, triciapark@afam.ucla.edu for further questions. \nFor more information on commencement\, please go to www.commencement.ucla.edu
URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/african-american-studies-department-commencement-ceremony/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170517T163000
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SUMMARY:Film Screening & Discussion of: BaddDDD\, Sonia Sanchez
DESCRIPTION:RESCHEDULED TO MAY 17th\, 2017 \nFilm Screening & Discussion of: BaddDDD\, Sonia Sanchez \nScreening will be followed by a Discussion with Dr. Sonia Sanchez + Book Signing and Reception. \n\nDate: Wednesday\, May 17th\, 2017 \nTime: 4:30pm-7:00pm \nLocation: CNSI Auditorium (South Campus) \nRSVP HERE \n 
URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/film-screening-discussion-baddddd-sonia-sanchez/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170515T190000
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SUMMARY:Costume Designer\, Ruth E Carter: Design for the Decades
DESCRIPTION:Design for the Decades  \nwith \nRuth E. Carter\, UCLA TFT Copley Center’s Swarovski Designer-in-Residence \nUCLA Bridges Theater \nMonday\, May 15th\, 2017\n7:00pm-9:00pm \n(reception to follow) \nRuth E. Carter’s unparalleled ability to develop an authentic story through costume and character has made her one of the most sought after and renowned costume designers today. She has garnered two Academy Award (Oscar) nominations for “Best Costume Design\,” for Spike Lee’s Malcolm X (1992) and Steven Spielberg’s Amistad (1997). Ruth Carter holds a BA from Hampton University\, majoring in Theatre Arts. Carter has worked in the industry for three decades and has been credited with well over forty films to date. Carter is a frequent collaborator with director Spike Lee. Carter and Lee have worked on twelve films together beginning with School Daze (1988) and including Do the Right Thing (1989)\, Malcolm X\, Old Boy (2013)\, and Chi-Raq (2015). Known for her research and diligence to the craft\, specifically for her outstanding work for period ensemble films like the highly praised Lee Daniels’ The Butler (2013)\, and Best Picture Academy Award nominee Selma (2014)\, her most recent period work. Currently she recently wrapped the film Marshall\, about the life of the first African American Supreme Court Justice\, Thurgood Marshall and is currently shooting the new Marvel super hero film\, Black Panther. \n  \nRSVP HERE
URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/costume-designer-ruth-e-carter-design-decades/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170509T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170509T170000
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SUMMARY:A Talk with Richard C. Brown: From Appalachia to the Academy
DESCRIPTION:A Talk with Richard C. Brown: \nFrom Appalachia to the Academy \nJoin us in a colloquia to hear Richard C. Brown speak about his experience growing up black in Appalachia during the Civil Rights Era\, his journey migrating to New York during the height of the African-American Great Migration\, and his experience collaborating with his daughter\, Professor Karida L. Brown (UCLA Sociology)\, on her research project on the African American experience in and through central Appalachia. \n\nDate: Tuesday\, May 9th\, 2017 \nTime: 3:30-5pm \nLocation: Public Affairs\, 1234 \nModerated by: Robin D. G. Kelley and Karida L. Brown \n(light refreshments served) \n 
URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/talk-richard-c-brown-appalachia-academy/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170508T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170508T140000
DTSTAMP:20260418T131422
CREATED:20170307T185355Z
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SUMMARY:Emancipation and Empire Series: Professor E. Kwame Otu
DESCRIPTION:Emancipation & Empire: Africa and the Project of Black Studies presents \nProfessor E. Kwame Otu \nCarter G. Woodson Center for African-American and African Studies\, University of Virginia \nat the Black Forum at the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies; UCLA 153 Haines Hall \nMonday\, May 8th\, 2017 \n12:00pm-2:00pm \nAll workshops will be based on a pre-circulated paper. Hardcopies are available at the African Studies Center\, the Department of African American Studies\, and the Ralph J. Bunche Center. \nFor more information contact: Eboni Shaw: eshaw@afam.ucla.edu
URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/emancipation-empire-series-e-kwame-otu/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170424T120000
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SUMMARY:Emancipation and Empire Series: Professor Siba N'Zatioula Grovogui
DESCRIPTION:Emancipation & Empire: Africa and the Project of Black Studies presents \nProfessor Siba N’Zatioula Grovogui \nAfricana Studies and Research Center\, Cornell University \nat the Black Forum at the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies; UCLA 153 Haines Hall \nMonday\, April 24th\, 2017 \n12:00pm-2:00pm \nAll workshops will be based on a pre-circulated paper. Hardcopies are available at the African Studies Center\, the Department of African American Studies\, and the Ralph J. Bunche Center. \nFor more information contact: Eboni Shaw: eshaw@afam.ucla.edu
URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/emancipation-empire-series-siba-nzatioula/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170412T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170413T170000
DTSTAMP:20260418T131422
CREATED:20170410T175658Z
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SUMMARY:Obsesion Cuban Hip Hop Duo In Residence at UCLA
DESCRIPTION:Obsesion- Cuban Hip Hop DuoIn Residence at UCLA \nWednesday-Thursday\, April 12-13 \n\nWednesday\, April 12\, 3-5 p.m \nCuban Hip Hop: Desde el principio [From the beginning]  \nSchoenberg Music Building\, Room 1100 (Schoenberg Auditorium) \nDocumentary screening followed by a Q&A with Obsesion and filmmaker Vanessa Díaz (Visiting researcher at Chicano Studies Research Center) \nCo-sponsor: Department of Ethnomusicology  \n\nThursday\, April 13\, 5-7 p.m \nPublic Conversation with Obsesion on Hip Hop\, Race\, and Gender  \nPowell Library Rotunda \nModerated by Aisha Finch\, UCLA Professor of African American Studies and Gender Studies \nTranslation by Vanessa Díaz\, Visiting researcher at Chicano Studies Research Center \nRefreshments provided  \n\nOne of the most well-respected and longest-running hip hop groups in Cuba\, Obsesion was formed in 1996 by Magia López and Alexey “el tipo este” Rodriguez. They’ve performed with the likes of The Roots\, and their fan base includes Harry Belafonte\, Mos Def\, and Afrika Bambaata. They also form part of the collective Club del Espendru\, which empowers Afrocuban culture and business in Havana. Co-sponsor: Latin American Institute\, Program on Caribbean Studies\, Dept. of Gender Studies\, Chicano Studies Research Center \nAdmission to both events is free; no reservations are required. For more information\, email tksangwand@library.ucla.edu #UCObsesion
URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/obsesion-cuban-hip-hop-duo-residence-ucla/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170410T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170410T140000
DTSTAMP:20260418T131422
CREATED:20170403T195050Z
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SUMMARY:Winston C. Doby Distinguished Lecture featuring U.S. House of Representative John Lewis
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, April 10th\, 2017\n11:30pm-1:00pm\nUCLA Royce Hall \nThe UCLA Academic Advancement Program Proudly Presents \nThe 5th Annual\nWinston C. Doby Distinguished Lecture\nfeaturing \nTHE HONORABLE JOHN LEWIS\nUnited States House of Representatives \nTickets are free of charge\nAvailable from the UCLA Central Ticket Office in person or by phone (310) 825-2101 \nClick Here for More Information
URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/winston-c-doby-distinguished-lecture-featuring-u-s-house-representative-john-lewis/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170317
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170319
DTSTAMP:20260418T131422
CREATED:20170307T185116Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170307T185116Z
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SUMMARY:What It Iz! The Spokenwordical
DESCRIPTION:A fusion of traditional musical theatre\, hip-hop\, and spoken-word poetics\, this “spokenwordical” is inspired by the 1975 musical The Wiz. What It Iz is a journey of self-discovery from the birth of hip-hop through the social and political corruption that fuels the current incarceration epidemic. Poignant and humorous\, mesmerizing and musical\, come see What It Iz! \nTo RSVP: what-it-iz.eventbrite.com \nSuggested Donations\nGeneral Admission: $20 per ticket\nGroups of 5 or more: $10 per ticket \nTo donate to the UCLA Department of African American Studies\, please visit:\nhttps://giving.ucla.edu/campaign/Donate.aspx?SiteNum=515
URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/what-it-iz-the-spokenwordical/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170313T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170313T190000
DTSTAMP:20260418T131422
CREATED:20170307T185005Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170307T185005Z
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SUMMARY:Film Screening of: BaddDDD\, Sonia Sanchez
DESCRIPTION:Screening will be followed by a Discussion with Dr. Sonia Sanchez + Book Signing and Reception. \nAll are Welcome!
URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/film-screening-baddddd-sonia-sanchez/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170306T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170307T170000
DTSTAMP:20260418T131422
CREATED:20170307T194317Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170307T194317Z
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SUMMARY:Uri McMillan: Author Meets Critic
DESCRIPTION:In Celebration of Professor Uri McMillan’s multiple award-winning book \nEmbodied Avatars: \nGenealogies of Black Feminist Art & Performance \n  \nFeaturing Guest Speakers: \nAmber Musser\, Washington University \nJessica Johnson\, Johns Hopkins \nPatrick Anderson\, UC\, Irvine \nJosh Chambers-Letson\, Northwestern University \nRoy Perez\, Willamette University \nJayna Brown\, UC\, Riverside
URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/uri-mcmillan-author-meets-critic/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170227T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170227T140000
DTSTAMP:20260418T131422
CREATED:20170307T194420Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170307T194420Z
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SUMMARY:Diasporic Dreams\, African Nation-State Realities Rastafarian Repatriation to Tanzania
DESCRIPTION:As part of the series Emancipation & Empire: Africa and the Project of Black Studies\, \nthe Department of African American Studies at UCLA presents \nDiasporic Dreams\, African Nation-State Realities \nRastafarian Repatriation to Tanzania \nMonique Bedasse \nDepartments of History and African American Studies \nWashington University in St. Louis \nRespondent: Marcus Anthony Hunter\, Sociology and African American Studies\, UCLA \nMonday\, February 27\, 2017 \n12:00pm-2:00pm \nBlack Forum at the Ralph J. Bunche Center \n153 Haines Hall \nProfessor Bedasse’s workshop is part of Emancipation & Empire\, a year long series examining the role and status of Africa within the disciplinary project of Black Studies. Workshops are based on a pre-circulated paper. Hardcopies are available at the African Studies Center\, the Department of African American Studies\, and the Ralph J. Bunche Center. \nFor more information contact: Eboni Shaw: eshaw@afam.ucla.edu \nEmancipation & Empire: Africa and the Project of Black Studies is cosponsored by Professor Melvin L. Rogers\, the Scott Waugh Chair in the Division of Social Sciences and Professor of Political Science and African American Studies; UC Consortium for Black Studies in California; James S. Coleman African Studies Center; Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies at UCLA.
URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/diasporic-dreams-african-nation-state-realities-rastafarian-repatriation-tanzania/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170209T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170209T170000
DTSTAMP:20260418T131422
CREATED:20170307T194653Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170307T194653Z
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SUMMARY:Melina Abdullah: Information\, Access\, Activism
DESCRIPTION:Melina Abdullah: Information\, Access\, Politics. A discussion brought to you by the UCLA Information studies department’s diversity council. \nClosest parking available in Lot #3. Reception to follow in the GSE&IS Building 2nd Floor Grand Salon. \nRegistration Required! Click here
URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/melina-abdullah-information-access-activism/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170202T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170202T160000
DTSTAMP:20260418T131422
CREATED:20170307T194810Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170307T194810Z
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SUMMARY:"From South Africa to Donald Trump's America: A Comparative Perspective" with XOLELA MANGCU\, University of Cape Town
DESCRIPTION:Free and open to the public! \nCo-sponsored by the UCLA African Studies Center\, Office of the Vice Chancellor of Equity\, Diversity\, \nand Inclusion\, the Dean of Social Sciences\, the Department of African American Studies\, the \nDepartment of History\, and the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies
URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/south-africa-donald-trumps-america-comparative-perspective-xolela-mangcu-university-cape-town/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170129T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170129T210000
DTSTAMP:20260418T131422
CREATED:20170307T194923Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170307T194923Z
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SUMMARY:Film at REDCAT Presents "The Murder of Fred Hampton: The Struggle Continues"
DESCRIPTION:FILM AT REDCAT PRESENTS \nThe Murder of Fred Hampton: The Struggle Continues \nThe landmark documentary The Murder of Fred Hampton (1971\, 88 min.)\, by Howard Alk and Michael Gray\, is a testament to Black activism and a chilling record of covert police and FBI actions. Begun to portray the activities of the Chicago branch of the Black Panther Party and its dynamic young leader\, Fred Hampton\, the film becomes a passionate\, clear-eyed response to Hampton’s brutal assassination by police later that year. “Hampton’s killing was the gravest domestic crime of the Nixon administration\,” Noam Chomsky has said. \nThe screening is followed by a panel discussion with artist Sam Durant\, activist and educator Ericka Huggins\, and UCLA scholar Robin Kelley. \nCurated by Steve Anker and Bérénice Reynaud as part of the Jack H. Skirball Series. \n“The charismatic chair of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party accomplished a great deal before he was cut down at the age of 21. Hampton headed the Chicago chapter of the Panthers\, where he formed a multiracial “rainbow coalition” of organizations\, including Students for a Democratic Society\, the Blackstone Rangers street gang\, and a Puerto Rican organization known as the National Young Lords. He also started a community service program that included a free breakfast program for children and a free medical clinic\, and held political education classes. \nAnd under his leadership\, the Chicago Black Panthers monitored the police and looked out for instances of police brutality. Most of all\, Fred Hampton brokered a truce among Chicago’s major street gangs… \n…Hampton struggled against the same problems Black America faces today\, and lost his life for it. His life mattered.” \n-David A. Love\, theGrio \n  \nThe Filmmakers  \nFilmmakers Mike Gray and Howard Alk were already shooting a portrait of this charismatic speaker and community organizer when his murder occurred. Arriving at the crime scene only a few hours after the police raid\, the unsettling footage they captured was later used to contradict news reports and police testimony in what many believe to be Hampton’s assassination. Alk and Gray collaborated on several other documentary filmswith Gray’s Production Company\, The Film Group. The twoproduced American Revolution II (1969) and the seven part educational series Urban Crisis and the New Militants\, both works dealing with the race related social turmoil in Chicago at the time. \n  \nThe Panelists \nSam Durant is a multimedia artist whose works engage a variety of social\, political\, and cultural issues. Often referencing American history\, his work explores the varying relationships between culture and politics\, engaging subjects as diverse as the civil rights movement\, southern rock music\, and modernism. He has had solo museum exhibitions at the Museum of Contemporary Art\, Los Angeles\, Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen\, Dusseldorf\, S.M.A.K.\, Ghent\, Belgium and the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery in New Zealand. His work has been included in the Panamá\, Sydney\, Venice and Whitney Biennales. His work has been extensively written about including seven monographic catalogs and books. In 2006 edited a comprehensive monograph on Black Panther artist Emory Douglas’ work. His recent curatorial credits include Eat the Market at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Black Panther: the Revolutionary Art of Emory Douglas at The Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles and the New Museum in New York. He was a finalist for the 2008 Hugo Boss Prize and his work can be found in many public collections including The Art Gallery of Western Australia in Perth\, Tate Modern in London\, Project Row Houses in Houston and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Durant teaches art at the California Institute of the Arts in Valencia\, California. \nEricka Huggins is an educator\, Black Panther Party member\, former political prisoner\, ally and poet. For 35 years\, Ericka has lectured in the United States\, and internationally\, Restorative Justice practices and\, the role of spiritual practice in creating and sustaining social change. In 2016\, in recognition of the 50th Anniversary of the Black Panther Party\, Ericka speaks about the importance of inclusive grassroots movements. From 2011 through 2015 Ericka was professor of Sociology and African American Studies in the Peralta Community College District. At Merritt College\, home of the Black Panther Party\, she co-created and taught a course\, “The Black Panther Party-Strategies for Organizing The People”.  \n  \nRobin Kelley is Professor and Gary B. Nash Endowed Chair in U.S. History in the Department of History at the University of California\, Los Angeles. His research has explored the history of social movements in the U.S.\, the African Diaspora\, and Africa; black intellectuals; poverty studies and ethnography; colonialism/imperialism; organized labor; and constructions of race. Kelley’s essays have appeared in the Journal of American History\, African Studies Review\, New York Times Magazine\, Utne Reader\, New Labor Forum\, and Counterpunch. Kelly has written several books\, including: Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination\, and Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original. His most recent book\, Africa Speaks\, America Answers!: Modern Jazz in Revolutionary Times\, examines the lives of four artists and the groups they led during the age of African decolonization.   \nBUY TICKETS HERE\n(there is a student rate of $8.00 \nREDCAT | THE ROY AND EDNA DISNEY/CALARTS THEATER is located at 631 West 2nd Street\, Los Angeles\, CA 90012 – at the corner of 2nd and Hope Streets inside the Walt Disney Concert Hall complex. Parking is available in the Walt Disney Concert Hall parking structure and at adjacent lots. Unless otherwise specified\, tickets are $11 for the general public\, $8 for members. Tickets may be purchased by calling 213.237.2800 or at www.redcat.org or in person at the REDCAT Box Office on the corner of 2nd and Hope Streets (30 minutes free parking with validation). Box Office Hours: Tue-Sat | noon-6 pm and two hours prior to curtain.
URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/film-redcat-presents-murder-fred-hampton-struggle-continues/
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SUMMARY:Insurgency at the Crossroads: A Book Talk by AISHA FINCH
DESCRIPTION:In Rethinking Slave Rebellion in Cuba: La Escalera and the Insurgencies of 1841-1844\, Aisha Finch traces the emergence of a dynamic resistance movement of slaves and free people of color in nineteenth-century Cuba. Drawing from the largely unexplored testimonies in the Cuban National Archive\, this book focuses attention on the hundreds of enslaved people who forged a radical\, alternative vision of freedom in Cuba’s plantation countryside. Demonstrating that black slave women and non-elite slaves were critical to shaping and organizing this movement\, Rethinking Slave Rebellion in Cuba offers new ways to think about slave mobilizations\, black political struggles\, and histories of rebellion. \nRespondents: George Lipsitz\, UC Santa Barbara\, Department of Black Studies Ula Taylor\, UC Berkeley\, Department of African American Studies Lisa Brock\, Kalamazoo College\, Department of History Co-sponsored by: The Departments of African American Studies and Gender Studies
URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/insurgency-crossroads-book-talk-aisha-finch/
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SUMMARY:Praxis Center: An Online Resource Center for Radicals
DESCRIPTION:Praxis Center: An Online Resource Center for Radicals \nDR. LISA BROCK \nWednesday\, January 25th\, 2017 \n12:00pm-2:00pm \nUCLA CNSI Auditorium \nReception will follow with food & drinks \nJoin Dr. Lisa Brock\, founder and senior editor of Praxis Center\, an online resource for scholars\, activists and artists to teach\, to learn and to deepen our analysis of what is and what is to be done! Dr. Brock\, will talk about the inspiration for Praxis Center\, how it was developed\, and lead participants in a short writing workshop on how to write for the people.  \nLisa Brock (aka Doc Brock) is the Academic Director of the Arcus Center of Social Justice Leadership at Kalamazoo College\, where she has worked to infuse social justice into Liberal Arts Education. Her writings on Africa and the African Diaspora have appeared in dozens of academic journals\, political outlets\, book chapters and the groundbreaking book\, Between Race and Empire: African-Americans and Cubans Before the Cuban Revolution.  Lisa is currently Co-Chair of the Board Trustees of the Davis Putter Scholarship Fund and senior editor of Praxis Center\, an online blog and resource center for scholars\, activists and artists. A rebel all her life\, Lisa fought for girls’ rights and Black rights while growing up in her native Cincinnati\, Ohio area and against police violence and judicial misconduct in Washington D.C. while an undergraduate. She became a leader in the anti-apartheid movement while in graduate school in Chicago and lived in Mozambique as a Fulbright Scholar where she critically merged her academic interest with southern African liberation struggles. She worked to found the Chicago Anti-Apartheid Movement Collection at Columbia College Chicago (CCC) and to endow an international travel scholarship for students involved in African-American Studies. She has also led study abroad programs for faculty\, students and activist to South Africa and Cuba. As an historian and justice leader\, Lisa is an internationalist who views history as a way to enter contemporary discussions about race\, class\, gender\, and global inequalities. Lisa attended Oberlin College and earned her B.A. from Howard University and her M.A. and Ph.D. in African History from Northwestern University.
URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/praxis-center-online-resource-center-radicals/
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SUMMARY:Emancipation & Empire: Africa and the Project of Black Studies
DESCRIPTION:Emancipation & Empire: Africa and the Project of Black Studies \nBlack Forum at the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies at UCLA \n153 Haines Hall \nMondays\, 12:00pm-2:00pm \nAll workshops will be based on a pre-circulated paper. Hardcopies are available at the African Studies Center\, the Department of African American Studies\, and the Ralph J. Bunche Center. \nFor more information contact: Eboni Shaw: eshaw@afam.ucla.edu \nWorkshops: \nDecember 5th\, 2016: Alden H Young\, Africana Studies and History\, Drexel University \nJanuary 23rd\, 2017: Maboula Soumahoro\, English\, Université François-Rabelais\, Tours-Bennington College \nFebruary 27th\, 2017: Monique Bedasse\, History and African American Studies\, Washington University \nMarch 13th\, 2017: Tshepo Masango Chéry\, African & African Diasporas Studies\, University of Texas at Austin \nApril 24th\, 2017: Siba N’Zatioula Grovogui\, Africana Studies\, Cornell University \nMay 8th\, 2017: E. Kwame Otu\, Carter G. Woodson Center for African-American and African Studies\, University of Virginia \nEmancipation & Empire is cosponsored by: \nProfessor Melvin L. Rogers\, the Scott Waugh Chair in the Division of Social Sciences and Professor of Political Science and African American Studies; UC Consortium for Black Studies in California; James S. Coleman African Studies Center; Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies at UCLA.
URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/emancipation-empire-africa-project-black-studies/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161128T120000
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SUMMARY:Jordan T Camp on "Incarcerating the Crisis: Freedom Struggles and the Rise of the Neoliberal State"
DESCRIPTION:INCARCERATING THE CRISIS: FREEDOM STRUGGLES AND THE RISE OF THE NEOLIBERAL STATE \nJORDAN T. CAMP \nMonday\, November 28th\, 2016 \n12:00pm in the Black Forum Room; Haines Hall 153 \nBOOK TALK: The United States currently has the largest prison population on the planet. Drawing from his new book\, Incarcerating the Crisis: Freedom Struggles and the Rise of the Neoliberal State (University of California Press\, 2016)\, Jordan T. Camp will trace the roots of the carceral crisis through a series of turning points in U.S. history\, beginning with the urban uprisings of the 1960s and terminating with the policing crisis of 2014-2016. Through an examination of these dramatic instances of racial criminalization and state violence\, he will suggest the making of the neoliberal carceral state was not inevitable and that alternative outcomes have been and continue to be possible. \n\n\n\n\n \nJordan T. Camp is a Postdoctoral Fellow in Race and Ethnicity and International and Public Affairs at Brown University. He is the author of Incarcerating the Crisis: Freedom Struggles and the Rise of the Neoliberal State (University of California Press\, 2016)\, co-editor (with Christina Heatherton) of Policing the Planet: Why the Policing Crisis Led to Black Lives Matter (Verso Books\, 2016)\, and co-editor (with Laura Pulido) of Clyde A. Woods’ Development Drowned and Reborn: The Blues and Bourbon Restorations in Post-Katrina New Orleans (University of Georgia Press\, forthcoming). He earned his Ph.D. from the University of California\, Santa Barbara.
URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/jordan-t-camp-incarcerating-crisis-freedom-struggles-rise-neoliberal-state/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161101T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161101T200000
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SUMMARY:Film screening of the Netflix Documentary\, 13th
DESCRIPTION:Film screening of the Netflix Documentary\, 13th and Panel Discussion hosted by the Af-Am188A course “Abolition” \n\n\n\n*pizza and refreshments to be served \n\n\n\n\n\n\nNovember 1st\, 2016 at Bunche Hall 2209A\n5:00pm-7:50pm
URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/film-screening-netflix-documentary-13th/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161004T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161004T190000
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SUMMARY:2016 Black Convocation at UCLA
DESCRIPTION:Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies at UCLA \npresents \n2016 Black Convocation at UCLA \nThe Black Convocation is an annual event which welcomes new and returning students to the UCLA campus and makes them aware of the different organizations\, departments\, and resources available to serve them. In keeping with this year’s theme–“A1DAY1”–the event will be an evening full of Bruin pride\, providing encouragement\, anecdotes about the past\, and a glimpse of the future from UCLA faculty\, staff\, and alumni dedicated to supporting all students. \nThe 2016 Black Convocation\, “A1DAY1” will be held in Haines Hall. A Reception will begin at 5:00 pm in Haines 153 & Haines North Patio\, with the Convocation Program immediately following from 6:15 pm to 7:30 pm\, in Haines 220. \nThe Black Convocation is co-sponsored by the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies; the Department of African American Studies; the Black Alumni Association\, the Academic Advancement Program; the Institute of American Cultures (IAC); IAC Development; the Division of Student Affairs; the UCLA Office of Residential Life\, UCLA Equity\, Diversity and Inclusion\, Black Graduate Students Association\, and the Afrikan Student Union. \nRegister here \nThe Black Convocation and Reception are free and open to the public.  \nParking ($8) is available (after 4:30pm) at the Pay Stations in Structure 2 (south entrance\, levels 1 & 2) or Structure 3 (north entrance\, levels 1-3). Enter the UCLA campus at Hilgard and Westholme avenues.  \nMap for Haines Hall & Parking:  http://maps.ucla.edu/campus/ \nUCLA is smoke-free and tobacco-free. The use of cigarettes\, cigars\, chewing tobacco and all other tobacco products\, as well as electronic cigarettes\, will be prohibited on UCLA’s campus and at sites owned or fully leased by the university. For more information\, please visit:https://ccle.ucla.edu/course/view/UCLA_tobacco_free_task_force. \nNOTES:  In case we reach capacity in Haines 220\, a simulcast of the program will be provided in Haines 135 & 153.  Please remember to sign in at the check-in table when arriving.
URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/2016-black-convocation-ucla/
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SUMMARY:Randy Weston's African Rhythms Trio
DESCRIPTION:UCLA CELEBRATES NEA JAZZ MASTER RANDY WESTON’S 90TH BIRTHDAY WITH A FREE CONCERT \nThursday\, September 29th\, 2016 \n7:00pm \nUCLA FOWLER MUSEUM\,\nLENART AUDITORIUM \nTHE YAMAHA CFX 9′ CONCERT GRAND PROVIDED COURTESY OF KEYBOARD CONCEPTS IN SHERMAN OAKS. \nCo-Sponsored by The Friends of Jazz\, Department of African American Studies\, Gary B. Nash Chair\, and Department of Music \nRSVP HERE
URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/randy-westons-african-rhythms-trio/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160928T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160928T210000
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SUMMARY:Word on Wednesday Open Mic Night
DESCRIPTION:Word on Wednesday Open Mic Night\nSeptember 28th\, Wednesday 7-9 PM\, at the Kerckhoff Art Gallery \nThe Word Open Mic seeks to celebrate the counter narrative nature of spoken word poetry\, and its power to educate. We offer a platform for the stories of intersectionality to be listened to; especially in our current campus/society climate where conversations are more about comfort for the privileged than progress for the rest. \n\nProfessional poets will be featured in conjunction with student artists: Shasparay Lighteard\, a nationally recognized TED Talk poet will perform to conclude the night. Her narrative as a unique black woman living in intersectionality is needed in our current campus climate.
URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/word-wednesday-open-mic-night/
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SUMMARY:'Black Life/Schwarz-Sein' by Professor Alexander Weheliye
DESCRIPTION:Alexander G. Weheliye is professor of African American Studies at Northwestern University where he teaches black literature and culture\, critical theory\, social technologies\, and popular culture. He is the author of Phonographies: Grooves in Sonic Afro-Modernity (Duke University Press\, 2005)\, which was awarded The Modern Language Association’s William Sanders Scarborough Prize for Outstanding Scholarly Study of Black American Literature or Culture and Habeas Viscus: Racializing Assemblages\, Biopolitics\, and Black Feminist Theories of the Human (2014\, Duke UP). \n\n\n\n\nMonday\, September 26th\, 2016 \n4:00pm-6:00pm \nHumanities 193 \nCo-Sponsored by the Department of African American Studies and Department of English.
URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/black-lifeschwarz-sein-professor-alexander-weheliye/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160611T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160611T140000
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SUMMARY:UCLA Department of African American Studies Commencement
DESCRIPTION:The UCLA Department of African American Studies will hold its Commencement Celebration on: \nSaturday\, June 11th\, 2016 \n11:30am at the Lenart Auditorium in the Fowler Museum \n*Students are recommended to come at least 45 minutes prior to the ceremony. Line up time is at 10:00am. \nAdditional Commencement Information: www.commencement.ucla.edu \nGuest Keynote Speaker: Jerrika Hinton\, Grey’s Anatomy actress. \nBright\, enterprising\, strikingly beautiful\, multi-faceted\, and an undeniable talent are all ways Jerrika Hinton can be described. In 2016 Hinton can be seen starring as the ambitious and headstrong “Dr. Stephanie Edwards” on ABC’s long running\, award winning series “Grey’s Anatomy.” Joining the cast in season nine [2012] Hinton quickly became one of the most talked about characters on the show. In addition to “Grey’s Anatomy” Hinton is currently in pre-production on SOLACE\, an independent film which she is producing. Written by filmmaker Tchaiko Omawale\, the film is a dark\, coming-of-age story about a young girl sent to live with her estranged family after the death of her father. Loneliness and sadness cause her to strike up a questionable friendship with the girl next door\, who further pushes her to spiral out of control. Hope Olaide Wilson [“The Last Ship\,” TNT] is set to star in the project. Born and raised in Dallas\, Texas\, Hinton has been performing since the age of three. She landed her first professional role at the age of eleven in a theatrical production of Roll of Thunder\, Hear My Cry. Hinton went on to attend Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas where she studied directing and playwriting at the Meadows School of the Arts. By the time she graduated she had directed three productions\, funded a small theatre company\, had written five shows\, and was awarded the SMU Rosenfield Award for Playwriting. Upon graduation Hinton traveled the US\, performing both classical and original works including most notably\, “Viola” in Twelfth Night (Utah Shakespearean’s Festival) and the political satire she co-penned\, Dreaming America (Echo Theatre). Continuing her commitment to developing new work\, she eventually moved to Massachusetts to collaborate with New WORLD Theater’s annual Project 2050 program\, a revolutionary multicultural and multidisciplinary youth arts program. In 2012 Hinton wrote\, produced\, and directed the short film THE STRANGELY NORMAL\, which received the distinction of being official selections at the San Francisco Black Film Festival\, Out In The Desert LGBT Film Festival\, and the Atlanta Black Film Festival. That same year she landed a series regular role on “Grey’s Anatomy.” ! While working behind the camera has always been one of Hinton’s passions\, fulfilling her love of bringing characters to life on screen has been of equal importance. Over the last few years\, she has held roles on top television series such as ABC’s “Scandal\,” FOX’s “Bones\,” the short lived yet critically acclaimed series “Terriers” for FX\, and FOX’s “Lie to Me.” When not working in film or television Hinton loves to nourish other aspects of her creative side\, including taking photos (her abstract photography can be found on her website\, taken mostly by her favorite camera\, the Olympus PEN)\, throwing themed events for her friends and family\, and studying French. She is also a bit of a daredevil; her next mission is to take a course on stunt driving. Hinton has been a longtime supporter of The Innocence Project. She has also maintained her commitment to both creativity and community service\, teaching at numerous theaters and most recently serving as an artist-in-residence at the East LA Classic Theatre. She currently volunteers with The Actors Fund.
URL:https://afam.ucla.edu/event/ucla-department-african-american-studies-commencement-2/
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