This lecture introduces Rose's in-progress research, video and public engagement project. In it, Rose argues that five key drivers of structural racism—housing, criminal justice, education, wealth and media—form a flexible, highly connected apparatus. In addition, the project highlights the role of narrative in driving structural racism as well as the problem and yet importance of making […]

Featuring: Daphne Brooks Professor of African American Studies/Theater Studies Yale   Reception will follow. Please RVSP at: https://daphnebrooks.eventbrite.com For more info contact: jessgonzalez@humnet.ucla.edu

  The UCLA Department of African American Studies will hold its Commencement Celebration on: Saturday, June 11th, 2016 11:30am at the Lenart Auditorium in the Fowler Museum *Students are recommended to come at least 45 minutes prior to the ceremony. Line up time is at 10:00am. Additional Commencement Information: www.commencement.ucla.edu

The UCLA Department of African American Studies will hold its Commencement Celebration on: Saturday, June 11th, 2016 11:30am at the Lenart Auditorium in the Fowler Museum *Students are recommended to come at least 45 minutes prior to the ceremony. Line up time is at 10:00am. Additional Commencement Information: www.commencement.ucla.edu Guest Keynote Speaker: Jerrika Hinton, Grey's Anatomy actress. […]

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 […]

Word on Wednesday Open Mic Night September 28th, Wednesday 7-9 PM, at the Kerckhoff Art Gallery The 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 […]

UCLA CELEBRATES NEA JAZZ MASTER RANDY WESTON’S 90TH BIRTHDAY WITH A FREE CONCERT Thursday, September 29th, 2016 7:00pm UCLA FOWLER MUSEUM, LENART AUDITORIUM THE YAMAHA CFX 9' CONCERT GRAND PROVIDED COURTESY OF KEYBOARD CONCEPTS IN SHERMAN OAKS. Co-Sponsored by The Friends of Jazz, Department of African American Studies, Gary B. Nash Chair, and Department of Music RSVP HERE

Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies at UCLA presents 2016 Black Convocation at UCLA The 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 […]

Film screening of the Netflix Documentary, 13th and Panel Discussion hosted by the Af-Am188A course "Abolition" *pizza and refreshments to be served November 1st, 2016 at Bunche Hall 2209A 5:00pm-7:50pm