As part of the series Emancipation & Empire: Africa and the Project of Black Studies, the Department of African American Studies at UCLA presents Diasporic Dreams, African Nation-State Realities Rastafarian Repatriation to Tanzania Monique Bedasse Departments of History and African American Studies Washington University in St. Louis Respondent: Marcus Anthony Hunter, Sociology and African American […]
In Celebration of Professor Uri McMillan’s multiple award-winning book Embodied Avatars: Genealogies of Black Feminist Art & Performance Featuring Guest Speakers: Amber Musser, Washington University Jessica Johnson, Johns Hopkins Patrick Anderson, UC, Irvine Josh Chambers-Letson, Northwestern University Roy Perez, Willamette University Jayna Brown, UC, Riverside
Screening will be followed by a Discussion with Dr. Sonia Sanchez + Book Signing and Reception. All are Welcome!
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 […]
Monday, April 10th, 2017 11:30pm-1:00pm UCLA Royce Hall The UCLA Academic Advancement Program Proudly Presents The 5th Annual Winston C. Doby Distinguished Lecture featuring THE HONORABLE JOHN LEWIS United States House of Representatives Tickets are free of charge Available from the UCLA Central Ticket Office in person or by phone (310) 825-2101 Click Here for […]
Obsesion- Cuban Hip Hop DuoIn Residence at UCLA Wednesday-Thursday, April 12-13 Wednesday, April 12, 3-5 p.m Cuban Hip Hop: Desde el principio Schoenberg Music Building, Room 1100 (Schoenberg Auditorium) Documentary screening followed by a Q&A with Obsesion and filmmaker Vanessa Díaz (Visiting researcher at Chicano Studies Research Center) Co-sponsor: Department of Ethnomusicology Thursday, April 13, 5-7 […]
Emancipation & Empire: Africa and the Project of Black Studies presents Professor Siba N'Zatioula Grovogui Africana Studies and Research Center, Cornell University at the Black Forum at the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies; UCLA 153 Haines Hall Monday, April 24th, 2017 12:00pm-2:00pm All workshops will be based on a pre-circulated paper. Hardcopies are […]
Emancipation & Empire: Africa and the Project of Black Studies presents Professor E. Kwame Otu Carter G. Woodson Center for African-American and African Studies, University of Virginia at the Black Forum at the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies; UCLA 153 Haines Hall Monday, May 8th, 2017 12:00pm-2:00pm All workshops will be based on a […]
A Talk with Richard C. Brown: From Appalachia to the Academy Join 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 […]
Design for the Decades with Ruth E. Carter, UCLA TFT Copley Center’s Swarovski Designer-in-Residence UCLA Bridges Theater Monday, May 15th, 2017 7:00pm-9:00pm (reception to follow) Ruth 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 […]
