Kal Penn on Life and Diversity in Hollywood

Darnell Hunt, Ph.D and Dean, UCLA Division of Social Sciences Professor of Sociology and African American Studies invites you to attend the Dean's Salon: Kal Penn on Life and Diversity in Hollywood! Kal Penn will be taking live questions from the viewers starting at 6:00 p.m.If you would like to submit your questions in advance […]

Students & TV Writers Panel

Description: Are you a college student or recent grad who's interested in sharing your experiences with TV writers? Do you have pressing questions about how a story unfolds in the Writers Room? If so, join a panel on zoom where you can converse with writers of a half-hour comedy hit! See the flyer for details […]

Geneva Smitherman Book Talk!

This event will feature a panel that discusses the recent publication of Dr. Geneva Smitherman’s memoir: Geneva Napoleon Smitherman, My Soul Look Back in Wonder, 1st edition (Routledge, 2022). Three speakers, Dr Bryce Henson, Dr. Austin Jackson, and our very own Professor Kyle T. Mays, will offer reactions to her book from their interdisciplinary perspectives and […]

Comrade Sisters Book Talk w/ Ericka Huggins & Stephen James

Mark your calendars for the October 19th Comrade Sisters Book Talk Event! UCLA has invited Activist Ericka Huggins and Photographer Stephen James to discuss their book “Comrade Sisters: Women of the Black Panther Party”!   Read more about our esteemed guest speakers below!

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 […]