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.

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Our second job talk of the year! Come stop by Kaplan 193, Tuesday, February 6th, for Dr. Shamara’s Alhassan talk titled "We’ve Been Born Free": Rastafari Women’s Pan-African Worldmaking. 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 […]

Speakers: Dr. Marcus Anthony Hunter  Author & UCLA Professor Click here to learn more about the author... Willie "Prophet" Stiggers  President of the Black Music Action Coalition Click here to learn more about the Black Music Action Coalition...   Description: Join us for an exciting book talk on Tuesday, February 6th! Get ready to dive into […]

Join the UCLA African American Studies Department & the UCLA Center for Brazilian Studies for this important conversation with our featured speaker, human rights activist, Rute Fiúza.  

Join us Thursday, Feb. 15th, as we welcome our featured speaker Dr. Ahmad Greene-Hayes  for our last 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 […]