UCLA Department of African American Studies

Keith Feldman Public Book Talk: A Shadow over Palestine: The Imperial Life of Race in America
2016-03-10 03:45 - 15:45 (America/Los_Angeles)

"How Structural Racism Works" by Tricia Rose
2016-01-29 02:00 - 15:00
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 legible and compelling a progressive, anti-racist popular narrative in a highly mass-mediated age.

"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
2016-01-22 15:00
See attached flyer for more information.

"Urban Removal: Police, Prisons, and Domestic Policy after Civil Rights" by Elizabeth Hinton
2016-01-19 14:00
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 Movement. In her forthcoming book, From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime: Race and Federal Policy in American Cities (with Harvard University Press), Hinton examines the implementation of federal law enforcement programs beginning in the mid-1960s that laid the groundwork for the mass incarceration of American citizens.

Open Poetry Slam
2016-01-16 18:00 - 20:00
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.

The 40th National Council for Black Studies Conference Call for Papers
2016-01-15
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 organization that would help guide the standardization of the curriculum, mission, and the accreditation of Black Studies academic units. It was from that meeting that the National Council for Black Studies was created in July 1975. Forty years later, the field of Black Studies has grown into a formidable discipline and field of study with more than 200 degree programs at the Undergraduate, Master’s and Doctoral levels in the United States alone. The 2016 conference of the National Council for Black Studies offers a critical juncture to reflect on the difficulties and accomplishments that have accompanied the institutionalization of Black Studies in the academy, as well as the new opportunities and emerging challenges that deserve the attention of scholars, activists, and policy makers regarding the condition of black people globally.
Participants are invited to present new theoretical and empirical studies as well as new models of practice and social activism on a wide range of topics that deal with the Black experience globally and across time. The NCBS, therefore, invites abstracts for individual papers, panels, posters, roundtable discussions, and workshops on various aspects of Black Studies that are informed by historical and social science analyses, arts and literary criticism, philosophical reflections, and spiritual interventions, among others, especially as these may relate to the issues of race, migration, citizenship, social justice, Pan-Africanism, environmental and social sustainability, globalization, diaspora formations, development and economic empowerment, moral economy, community formation, sexuality, and gender. We welcome you to submit abstracts that explore transnational, transcultural, transgendered approaches; studies that are place or region specific; as well those that explore the questions of modernity and the challenges of its “post” manifestations and reifications such as postcoloniality, postmodernity, and postraciality.
You are encouraged to dig deep into the intellectual history of Africana Studies and use this background to formulate inter-generational and inter-geographic theories about the black experience. We are also looking for studies that amplify and challenge seemingly centered and settled perspectives in order to explore new directions in Black Studies. For example, what does it mean to be Africa-centered in the 21st century in the face of the new media, digital revolution, and hyper-globalization? What pedagogical tools make Black Studies necessary for developing a culture-conscious and history-literate global citizenry? What new insights do we offer for creating a just world? How do we develop frameworks of multi-tiered social responsibility at the individual, family, community, national, corporate, and multinational levels for sustainable and ethical solutions to the challenges of racism, mass incarceration, poverty, political apathy, and anti-black violence? We seek to develop a conference program that defines the global black presence in accordance with the original Pan-African vision of Black Studies.
Hence, scholars working on the black experience in North America, the Caribbean, Latin America, Africa, Europe, Australia and Asia are invited to submit abstracts. Interested participants, established and emerging scholars, students and social activists, should send an abstract of no less than 75 – 250 words for a panel (one for the panel subject and one for each panelist), and/or individual paper and poster presentations.
For round-table discussions and workshop, please submit a 75-250 word abstract.
For more information visist: http://www.ncbsonline.org/

"Comparable Battles for the Existence of Civilization: Race and the Global Arc of US Police Power" by Nikhil Pal Singh
2016-01-13 15:00

Langston Hughes' "Ask Your Mama: Twelve Moods for Jazz"
2015-10-28 17:00 - 20:30
A multimedia performance of Langston Hughes’ “Ask Your Mama: Twelve Moods for Jazz” comes to the UCLA Faculty Center on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 5-8 p.m.
A reading of the poem will be accompanied with live music performed by the Ron McCurdy Quartet and a slide presentation of Harlem Renaissance-era photos. The evening will conclude with a discussion with McCurdy.
Hosting the event are professor emerita Claudia Mitchell-Kernan; UCLA Institute of American Cultures; Bunche Center for African American Studies at UCLA; African American studies professor Robin D.G. Kelley; UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture; musician John Densmore; UCLA Department of English; and UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.
This event is free and open to the public, but an RSVP is required.

Between the World and Me: Ta-Nehisi Coates in Conversation with Robin D. G. Kelley
2015-10-26 19:15 - 21:00
In a revelatory testament of what it means to be black in America today, this timely new memoir solidifies Coates as one of today’s most important writers on the subject of race. Composed as letters to his teenage son, Coates bears witness to his own experiences as a young black man while moving between emotionally charged reportage of the recent shootings of unarmed black men by police. Coates—a national correspondent for The Atlantic, which published his landmark 2014 essay, “The Case for Reparations,” and author of the previous memoir, The Beautiful Struggle—arrives at a transcendent vision of the past and present to offer hope for his son’s future. Join us for a momentous conversation with Coates and historian Robin D.G. Kelley about America’s way forward.
Ta-Nehisi Coates is a National Correspondent for The Atlantic and the author of the memoir The Beautiful Struggle. Coates has received The National Magazine Award, the Hillman Prize for Opinion and Analysis Journalism, and the George Polk Award for his Atlantic cover story, “The Case for Reparations.” He lives in New York with his wife and son.
Robin D. G. Kelley is the Gary B. Nash Professor of American History at UCLA. His books include the prize-winning, Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original; Hammer and Hoe: Alabama Communists During the Great Depression; Yo’ Mama’s DisFunktional!: Fighting the Culture Wars in Urban America; Three Strikes: Miners, Musicians, Salesgirls, and the Fighting Spirit of Labor’s Last Century,written collaboratively with Dana Frank and Howard Zinn; andFreedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination. His most recent book is Africa Speaks, America Answers: Modern Jazz in Revolutionary Times.
Reservation Policy for Free Programs:
As most ALOUD at Central Library programs are free of charge, it is our policy to overbook. In the case of a FULL program your free reservation may not guarantee admission. We recommend arriving early. Space permitting, unclaimed reservations will be released to standby patrons at approximately 7 PM.
For more information: http://lfla.org/event/between-the-world-and-me/

Eighth Annual Critical Race Studies Symposium, Race and Resistance: Against Police Violence
2015-10-16 17:00 - 2015-10-17 17:00
We are very excited to invite you to our upcoming Eighth Annual Critical Race Studies Symposium, Race and Resistance: Against Police Violence, on October 16th and 17th at UCLA School of Law. Over a day and a half, we will convene academics, advocates and activists from around the country to explore the forms that police violence takes, investigate the causes and consequences of police misconduct, and identify solutions. Areas to be addressed include juvenile justice and the school to prison pipeline, mass incarceration, the policing of gender, sexuality and gender identity, immigration and national security, and the welfare state.

"War Against All Puerto Ricans" by Nelson Denis
2015-10-16 03:00 - 17:00
The talk is titled “War Against All Puerto Ricans.” Nelson Denis, the author of the new book War Against All Puerto Ricans: Revolution and Terror in America’s Colony, will be discussing his book, the history of colonialism in Puerto Rico, and the plight of Puerto Rican political prisoner Oscar López Rivera. The talk will also feature an introduction by Peter James Hudson of the Departments of History and African American Studies. The event is sponsored by the Latin American Institute, the Department of History, and the Department of African American Studies. It will take place on Friday, October 16 from 3-5 PM in Bunche 10383.
Nelson Antonio Denis is is a writer, film director, and former New York State Assemblyman. His award-winning films premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and screened throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. His editorials for the New York Daily News and El Diario won awards from the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. He is the writer of eight feature-length screenplays, writer/director of the feature film Vote For Me!, and author of the book War Against All Puerto Ricans. He represented El Barrio/East Harlem in the New York State Assembly (1996-2000) and developed a leadership initiative with the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation. Denis recently completed the novel JUAN BOBO, and has a lifelong interest in the history, culture and folklore of Puerto Rico.

"Beyond the Lights" Film Screening and Discussion
2015-10-14 18:00 - 21:00
UCLA Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Scott Waugh, African American Studies Department, Institute of American Cultures, Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies, Luskin School of Public Affairs, and School of Theater, Film and Television present:
“Beyond The Lights” – Film Screening and Discussion
““Beyond the Lights,” Gina Prince-Bythewood’s occasionally silly, frequently stirring romantic melodrama… a blunt, anguished, barely metaphorical reckoning with the intimate psychic violence of racism and sexism, is performed several times by Noni, the film’s suffering pop star. The first time is as a young girl (played by India Jean-Jacques) at a South London talent show, where we are introduced to the two forces that will rule her destiny: a stunning vocal gift and a ruthless stage mother.” New York Times review (November 13, 2014)

6:00 p.m. Reception in the James Bridges Theater Lobby
7:00 p.m. Screening of “Beyond The Lights”
9:00 p.m. Q&A with writer/director Gina Prince-Blythewood
Have questions about “Beyond the Lights” Film Screening and Discussion? Contact UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television

2015 Black Convocation
2015-10-06 18:00 - 19:30
ADMISSION
Free and open to the public. RSVP is required.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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. It is an evening full of Bruin pride, providing encouragement, anecdotes about the past, and a glimpse of the future from UCLA faculty, staff, and alumni dedicated to supporting all students.
The theme of the 2015 Black Convocation is “Black Bruins Matter.” The Black Convocation and reception are free and open to the public.
The event starts with a reception at 5pm, with the program from 6pm – 7:30pm.
For additional info, call 310-825-7403.

Summits on Educational Excellence for African Americans
2015-06-26 13:00 - 17:00
You can watch the livestream here.
Event Program
For more information, click here.

TV One Unsung DJ Quik with Professor Scot Brown
2015-06-17 20:00 - 21:00

UCLA Department of African American Studies Commencement
2015-06-13 11:30 - 17:00
The UCLA Department of African American Studies will hold its Commencement Celebration on:
*Students are recommended to come at least 45 minutes prior to the ceremony
Additional Commencement Information: www.commencement.ucla.edu

A Special Staged Reading of "Yohen" featuring Mr. Danny Glover
2015-05-30 18:30
Cheryl I. Harris (UCLA Department of African American Studies Chair) and Zachary F. Price, Ph.D. (Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellow UCLA Department of African American Studies), invite you to a special staged reading of Phillip Kan Gotanda’s Yohen, featuring Danny Glover (actor, producer, activist, and humanitarian) and Karen Lew (actress), directed by Ben Guillory (Producing Artistic Director, Robey Theatre Company).

Please RSVP by Friday, May 22
Free and open to the public; first-come, first-served.
Seating is limited. Reservations are required.
Parking available for $12 in Structure 3
Inquiries: CollegeEvents@support.ucla.edu or (310) 825-4038

About the Event: Yohen is one of a number of collaborations between UCLA and Robey Theatre Company called, Black Arts and Black Publics: Robey Theatre Company and the Continuum of Black Performance in Los Angeles. Set in Gardena in 1986, Yohen deals with a troublesome interracial marriage between an African American, James, and his Japanese war bride, named Sumi. Married for almost thirty-seven years with no children, the couple struggles to make sense of their lives as they find themselves reconciling and negotiating the ruptures that have torn them apart. Yohen was originally produced at Berkeley Repertory Theater in San Francisco and was later produced in Los Angeles by East West Players in collaboration with Robey Theatre Company.

African American Political Thought: Past and Present
2015-05-15 09:30 - 2015-05-16 16:00

Historicizing Masculinities: The Colloquium
2015-05-13 12:00 - 14:00
Sponsored by The History of Women, Men & Sexuality Emphasis, UCLA Department of History
Maurice O. Wallace
English & Carter G. Woodson Institute for African-American Studies, University of Virginia
The Camera and the Slave: History, Technology & the Problem of Personhood in Louis Agassiz’s Slave Daguerreotypes

Annual Colloquium Series: Black Lives Matter
2015-05-04 14:00 - 17:00
Center for Social Theory and Comparative History, co-sponsored with the Department of African American Studies & the Gary Nash Chair in US History Annual Colloquium Series
PRESENTS
Black Lives Matter
Discussant: Robin D.G. Kelley
Gary Nash Chair, Department of History, UCLA
For more information call
Center for Social Theory and Comparative History
(310) 206-5675 or email: mertes@ucla.edu

Human Caging in the 21st Century: Mass Incarceration Awareness Week UCLA
2015-05-04 08:00 - 2015-05-07 17:00
The Class of ’68 Criminal Justice Reform Workgroup Presents Human Caging in the 21st Century: Mass Incarceration Awareness Week UCLA.
Monday- May 4th 5PM-7PM:
American Crime and Punishment
Exploring Implicit Bias and the Criminal Justice System
through television
UCLA Neuroscience Research Building Auditorium
Tuesday- May 5th 5PM-7PM
Convicted and Unashamed
Panel moderated by Justin Christopher in conversation
w/ Professors Kelly Lytle-Hernandez and Laura Abrams
(location TBD)
Wednesday- May 6th 11AM-1PM
Women, Race, and Mass Incarceration
Panel featuring Susan Burton from A New Way of Life
and others facilitated by OluFemi Taiwo
Department of Philosophy Community Room
Thursday- May 7th 12:15PM-2PM
Mass Incarceration Documentary Screening
Conversation facilitated by Class of ‘68 Workgroup
Luskin School of Public Affairs Room# 3343
For updated details: Search Facebook Event Human Caging in
21st Century: Mass Incarceration Awareness Week UCLA

"Dear White People" Film Screening and Discussion
2015-04-29 18:00 - 21:30
UCLA Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Scott Waugh, African American Studies Department, Institute of American Cultures, Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies, Luskin School of Public Affairs, and School of Theater, Film and Television, present:
“Dear White People” – Film Screening and Discussion
6:00 p.m. Reception in the James Bridges Theater Lobby
7:00 p.m. Screening of multiple award-winning film Dear White People
8:45 p.m. Q&A with the filmmakers:
Writer and Director Justin Simien, Executive Producer Stephanie Allain, Producer Effie Brown, Producer Julia Lebedev
For more info & RSVP:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dear-white-people-film-screening-and-discus…

Falling Walls Lab: Apply Now!
2015-03-17 12:30
Application deadline: May 30, 2015
Apply online at www.falling-walls.com/lab
The Falling Walls Lab takes place on June 20, 2015 at the HSEC Auditorium, UCSD, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla 92093
Win a Scholarship and a Trip to Berlin
A distinguished jury selects the winner who
• travels to Berlin on November 8-9, 2015
• qualifies directly for the Lab Finale in Berlin on November 8, 2015 as one of 100 international and interdisciplinary participants (travel costs and accommodation are covered).
• is awarded a ticket for the international Falling Walls Conference on November 9, 2015 where some of the world’s most prominent scientists from around the world present their current breakthrough research in 15 minutes each.
Questions?
cdegracialux@ucsd.edu
j1moore@ucsd.edu

From Healing to Action: Advancing Policing Equity
2015-02-23 18:00
This interactive campus forum will examine issues which have not been a substantial part of the national conversation, including root causes of police violence, policing as it relates to women, best practices with law enforcement and emotional wellness. Please RSVP and join us for this dynamic event!

Anthropology 2015 Goldschmidt Lecture by John Jackson
2015-02-11 16:30 - 20:00
“Thick Depiction: Anxiety, Anthropology, and Film/Video” presented by John L. Jackson, Jr., Dean of the School of Social Policy & Practice and the Richard Perry University Professor of Communication, Anthropology, and Africana Studies, University of Pennsylvania. More about the lecture.

Race, Ethnicity, and Politics Workshop with Christopher Lebron
2015-01-29 12:00 - 13:30
Chris Lebron (Assistant Professor Philosophy & African American Studies, Yale University) is the author of The Color of Our Shame: Race and Justice in Our Time. The book received the American Political Science Foundation Award for Best First Book in Political Theory.
He will be workshopping his paper, “The Sense and Sensibility of Equality.” This is co-sponsored by Race, Ethnicity, and Politics & Political Theory.

Unequal Ground: Race and Social Inequality in America Today
2015-01-14 17:30 - 19:30
A Faculty Discussion Featuring:
Leah Boustan, Sarah Haley, Keith Camacho, Kelly Lytle Hernandez and Peter James Hudson
Moderated by Cheryl I. Harris
For articles by the panelists please click on the titles below.
“Was Postwar Suburbanization “White Flight”? Evidence From the Black Migration by Leah Boustan
“Who Killed Robert McCulloch’s Father?” by Peter James Hudson
“The National City Bank of New York and Haiti 1909-1922” by Peter James Hudson
“Like I Was a Man”:Chain Gangs, Gender, and the Domestic Carceral Sphere in Jim Crow Georgia by Sarah Haley
“Hobos in Heaven: Race, Incarceration, and the Rise of Los Angeles, 1880-1910” by Kelly Lytle Hernandez
“Amnesty or Abolition?: Felons, illegals, and the Case for a New Abolition Movement” by Kelly Lytle Hernandez

Ferguson, Mass Incarceration and Hip Hop Activism with Rosa Clemente
2014-10-29 16:00 - 18:00
Rosa Clemente: Doctoral student, W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies, UMASS-Amherst
008 VP Candidate-Green Party

2014 CRS Annual Symposium: Whiteness as Property: Twenty Year Appraisal
2014-10-02 17:15 - 2014-10-04 18:00
For more information or to register for this event please visit the 2014 Critical Race Symposium homepage.

African-American Studies Open House
2014-10-01 16:00 - 18:00
