The 40th National Council for Black Studies Conference Call for Papers
All abstracts must be submitted online no later than January 15, 2016. On the heels of the establishment of the first generation of Black Studies departments and programs across the United States, starting from 1968, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte hosted a conference of Black Studies scholars in March 1975 to create a national […]
Open Poetry Slam
First 20 poets to sign up (Sign up: 5-6pm) Top 10 to be invited to return to compete for $500 in cash prizes at the main event * Book donations are required for free entry. In collaboration with The Justice Work Group, UCLA Residential Life, and the Department of African American Studies.
“Urban Removal: Police, Prisons, and Domestic Policy after Civil Rights” by Elizabeth Hinton
Elizabeth Hinton is Assistant Professor in the Department of African and African American Studies and the Department of History at Harvard University. Hinton’s research focuses on the persistence of poverty and racial inequality in the 20th century United States. Her current scholarship considers the transformation of domestic social programs and urban policing after the Civil Rights […]
“A Latin American Multicultural State at Work: Anti-Black Racism and the Fate of the Caricature of an Afro-Ecuadorian Congressman” by Jean Muteba Rahier
See attached flyer for more information.
“How Structural Racism Works” by Tricia Rose
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 […]
The Archive, The Critic, The Record Shop, and the Blues Woman
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
UCLA Department of African American Studies Commencement
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
UCLA Department of African American Studies Commencement
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. […]