• UCLA Institute of American Cultures Fall Forum 2021

    Description: You are invited to the UCLA Institute of American Cultures (IAC) annual Fall Forum, featuring the 2021–22 IAC visiting researchers and scholars, graduate and predoctoral fellows, and research grant […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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, […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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. […]

  • 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 […]