UCLA Department of African American Studies

The Elephant in the Room: BIPOC Artistic and Intellectual Presence in Music Studies
2021-02-10 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
February 10, 2021 – Danielle Brown: “The Elephant in the Room: BIPOC Artistic and Intellectual Presence in Music Studies”
The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music and The UCLA Department of African American Studies are proud to welcome multi-disciplinary artist, scholar, and Founder of of My People Tell Stories, LLC, Danielle Brown.
In this presentation, Dr. Brown will discuss her efforts to address issues of equity, diversity and inclusion to create positive change through her work at My People Tell Stories and her social justice minded framework—Canon, People, and Pedagogies (CPP). Specifically focusing on the “People” portion of her framework, Dr. Brown will share how addressing the “elephant in the room”—the minimization, marginalization, and devaluation of BIPOC artists and intellectuals—requires more than diversifying the canon and increasing “diversity hires.” Rather, it requires a reckoning with the forces that ask BIPOC artists and intellectuals to be present, even while denying their presence.
About Danielle Brown
Danielle Brown, Ph.D. is a multi-disciplinary artist, scholar, and entrepreneur. She is the Founder and CEO of My People Tell Stories, LLC, a company based on the premise that people of color in particular, and marginalized people in general, need to tell and interpret their own stories. Brown earned a doctorate in Music from New York University with a concentration in ethnomusicology and specialization in the music of Latin America and the Caribbean.
She is a former Assistant Professor of Music History and Cultures at Syracuse University and is certified in the Kodály method. Brown is the author of the music-centered ethnographic memoir, East of Flatbush, North of Love: An Ethnography of Home, and the East of Flatbush, North of Love: Teacher Guidebook. She is a 2018 NYSCA/NYFA Fellow in Folk/Traditional Arts and was a Visiting Scholar in the Department of Musicology at the University of Miami for the 2019—2020 school year. Brown will be a Visiting Lecturer at Stanford University during the 2021 Winter Quarter.
About the Still Waiting Speaker Series:
“Our ancestors fought for what they expected to be a very different outcome than the one we are currently experiencing. The racial gulf has widened, and we are fighting battles that are bewildering to those of us who know the struggles of others who came before us.”
The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music and its Inaugural Dean, Eileen L. Strempel are proud to launch Still Waiting, a new speaker series that invites the public to join UCLA students in conversation with prominent figures invited by the school’s Anti-Racism Action Committee (ARAC), to help us understand ourselves and our response to this deeply hurtful moment in our nation’s racial reckoning. Still Waiting invites us to demand better of our communities and better of our actions in response to the tangible effects of racist policing, academic and institutional indifference, and methodologies that may bridge the gap between feelings of alienation and feelings of sanctuary and refuge for us all.
About the ARAC:
ARAC, the Anti-Racism Action Committee of The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, is a non-hierarchical group of students, staff, and faculty members committed to changing the atmosphere of our Bruin community by addressing issues of bias, marginalization and discrimination toward black, Indigenous and people of color and other intersectional communities.
Register here!

BLACK MINDS MATTER: Exploring Traumas Dispelling Stigmas and Promoting Wellness
2021-02-09 17:00 - 18:30
BLACK MINDS MATTER: Exploring Traumas Dispelling Stigmas and Promoting Wellness

Please join us for an engaging and thought provoking panel discussion on mental health in the black community.

Panelists names and information is displayed in the flyer!

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Black Excellence: Celebrate and Network with Successful Professionals
2021-02-05 08:00 - 17:00
You are invited to participate on Thursday, February 25th and celebrate with UCLA’s Black Bruin legacy & history in the making.
Featuring:
Celebration of the history & legacy of Black Bruins through the formal recognition of historical icons, contemporary alumni, staff, and faculty who have exhibited exceptional career success
Panel of distinguished UCLA alumni, staff and faculty focusing on Academic & Career Achievement and providing solutions to contemporary issues with focus on intersection with diversity and social justice
Networking with alumni, staff, faculty and select employers from a various industries including Business, Entertainment, Higher Education, Healthcare, Tech, Law, Policy, and much more
Spotlight of relevant university accomplishments and inroads such as AAP’s 50th Anniversary, the establishment of the Black Bruin Resource Center and the inaugural year of the Career Center’s DOORS program
Acknowledgement of “Rising Stars” among current students(undergrad/graduate), post docs and/or recent alumni
Event Details
Thursday, February 25th
Hosted via Zoom
6:00PM Welcome
6:05PM Program Begins
7:00PM Networking
7:30PM Program Concludes
Black Excellence is being held in collaboration with
AAP
Admissions
African American Studies
Alumni Association
ASP
Black Bruin Resource Center
CCCP
CPO
ORL
Ralph Bunche Center

Gender, Race, and Age Behind Bars: Impacts of Long-term Sentencing
2021-02-03 12:15 - 13:30
UCLA CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF WOMEN PRESENTS
GENDER, RACE, AND AGE BEHIND BARS: IMPACTS OF LONG-TERM SENTENCING

CO-HOSTED BY THE UCLA CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAM AND THE LA COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER’S OFFICE
DATE: Wednesday, February 3, 2021
TIME: 12:15 PM-1:30 PM
LOCATION: Zoom Webinar (RSVP)
This event is free and open to the public with registration.
Join us for a rare opportunity to hear from two formerly-incarcerated women activists on the compounded adverse impacts of long-term sentencing on the elderly, women, transgender people, and people of color in prison and beyond. Jane Dorotik was incarcerated for almost 20 years on a wrongful conviction. She was released in April 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns, and her conviction was reversed in July 2020. Romarilyn Ralston was incarcerated for 23 years, and is now the Program Director of Project Rebound at the California State University-Fullerton. Both are organizers with the California Coalition for Women Prisoners (CCWP). Dorotik and Ralston will be in dialogue with LA County Public Defender Ricardo Garcia, and moderator Alicia Virani, the Gilbert Foundation Director of the Criminal Justice Program at the UCLA School of Law. This event is hosted by the UCLA Center for the Study of Women, and co-hosted by the Criminal Justice Program at the UCLA School of Law and the LA County Public Defender’s Office.
Read CSW’s 2020 Policy Briefs, “Confronting the Carceral State, Reimagining Justice,” featuring briefs written by Jane Dorotik and Romarilyn Ralston.
Register Online
This activity is approved for 1 hour of general MCLE credit.
UCLA School of Law is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider.
Event Flyer

Join us for the UCLA Black Bruin Resource Center Focus Groups!
2021-01-20 18:00 - 2021-01-27 18:00
Hello Black Bruin Community,
It is with great excitement that we announce the opening and development of UCLA’s First Black Bruin Resource Center. This achievement could not be done without your advocacy, persistence, hard work, and dedication to the development of further resources for the Black community.
As key stakeholders and collaborators of this center, we invite you to share your input on how to shape the center to fit our students’ needs and essential resources.
For us to ensure we are providing the resources that the community truly needs and desires we will be hosting three Focus Groups within the month of January. These sessions will allow us to gather insight from the greater Black Bruin Community. Join Us!
To participate in a focus group, please use the registration links below. Please note that you are welcome to attend more than one session.
Session Dates and Registration Links:
January 13th at 6pm
January 20th at 6pm
January 27th at 6pm
We look forward to connecting with you all. Please forward this to any individual or group who may be interested in participating.

UCLA Black Alumni Association’s Social Justice Summit
2021-01-08 08:00 - 2021-01-10 11:00
UCLA Black Alumni Association’s Social Justice Summit
January 7th-10th, 2021
Register HERE
UCLA Black Alumni Association’s Social Justice Summit is going virtual. Following a tumultuous year which laid bare the country’s racial inequity, UBAA plans to bring thought leaders, activists, entertainers and Black Bruin professionals together to discuss the most pressing issues facing the Black community today. Watch the promo video here or below:

Schedule of Events:
Thursday, Jan. 7 at 7 p.m.
A Love Song for LaTasha – Panel Discussion with Director Sophia Nahli Allison
Friday, Jan. 8 at 5:30 p.m.
Black LGBTQ+ Lives Matter – Panel Discussion
Saturday, Jan. 9 at 1 p.m.
Unmasking Disparities in Education in a COVID World
Saturday, Jan. 9 at 4 p.m.
The Anatomy of a Racist – Panel Discussion with Molefi Asante & Dr. Ray Winbush
Saturday, Jan. 9 at 9 p.m.
Athletes Beyond the Wind- Panel Discussion with 1968 Track Olympians
Sunday, Jan. 10 at 10 a.m.
Black at the Intersection of Racial Justice and a Pandemic

FESTIVALS IN THE CITY OF ANGELS: KWANZAA IN LEIMERT PARK VILLAGE
2020-12-17 17:00 - 18:00
FESTIVALS IN THE CITY OF ANGELS: KWANZAA IN LEIMERT PARK VILLAGE

Thursday, December 17, 2020 | 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Kwanzaa is a relatively new holiday, created in 1966, following the Watts Rebellion, to bring the Black community together. Today, it is celebrated annually around the world, most notably on the West Coast in Leimert Park Village, the vibrant heart of Black culture in Los Angeles. The Fowler has partnered with We Love Leimert for a program honoring Kwanzaa and its seven principles and symbols rooted in the sacred teachings of Asante and Zulu harvest celebrations. We’ll hear from cultural bearers and figures from the Leimert Park Village community who are organizing for Black liberation and self-determination. The program will culminate with a dance class led by Kamilah Marsh and Keti Ciofassa, giving participants an opportunity to embody the principles of Kwanzaa.
This program is co-presented by UCLA’s Department of African American Studies, in partnership with We Love Leimert.
REGISTER HERE

Festivals in the City of Angels
This series connects museum programs with communities across the city in order to better understand manifestations of lived religions in Los Angeles and honor local expressions of global faiths. This series is generously supported by a grant from Lilly Endowment Inc.

Career Day with the Lakers
2020-12-11 17:00 - 18:30
Join us this Friday, Dec 11th, 2020 for a panel discussion featuring staff from the LA Lakers and the broad range of career paths that exist within professional supports.
Hosted by the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies in partnership with the Lakers Black Action Network.
Register Here

Pre-Kwanzaa Celebration 2020 with Dr. Scot Brown (Keynote Speaker)
2020-12-10 19:00 - 21:00
The Community Folk Art Center (CFAC) and Syracuse University’s Department of African American Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences invites you to virtually celebrate a Pre-Kwanzaa Celebration event!

Special guest performers include: the Adanfo Ensemble ( African Drumming and Dance), Dr. Joan Hillsman ( Joan Hillsman Network), Alice Queen (Vocalist) and Dr. Scot Brown (Keynote Speaker).
The concert will be live-streamed from CFAC, with virtual doors opening at 7 p.m EST/ 4 p.m. PST
Register Here

Homegoing: The Technology of Living Data and Black Public Mourning in the Age of COVID-19
2020-12-10 15:00 - 16:00
UCLA’s Digital Humanities program, Center for Critical Internet Inquiry (c2i2), and the Department of Information Studies’ Graduate Student Colloquium present:
Homegoing: The Technology of Living Data and Black Public Mourning in the Age of COVID-19
A lecture by Professor Kim Gallon (Purdue University)
Thursday, December 10, 2020 3:00pm (PST)

Kim Gallon is an Associate Professor of History. Her work investigates the cultural dimensions of the Black Press in the early twentieth century. She is the author of many articles and essays as well as the book, Pleasure in the News: African American Readership and Sexuality in the Black Press (University of Illinois Press, 2020). She currently serves as the inaugural editor for the Black Press in America book series at Johns Hopkins University Press. Gallon is also the author of the field defining article, “Making a Case for the Black Digital Humanities,” and the founder and director of two black digital humanities projects: The Black Press Research Collective and COVID Black: A Taskforce on Black Health and Data. She also serves on a number of digital advisory boards for digital humanities projects and grants. To learn more about her research and teaching follow her on Twitter, @BlackDigitalHum

Registration Required (click here)

Black Lives Matter in Brazil
2020-12-10 11:00 - 12:00
Like in the United States, police violence against people of color is pervasive in Brazil, the country with the world’s second-largest Black population. This interdisciplinary panel of scholars from Brazil and the U.S. will trace the history of Black Brazilian mobilization against state-sanctioned violence; compare police violence against people of color in Brazil, the U.S., and South Africa; and examine the particular impacts of police violence on Black LGBTQ+ Brazilians.
Thursday, December 10, 2020
11:00AM PDT
Click Here for the Zoom Registration
Panelists:
Alvaro Nascimento, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro
Waleska Miguel Batista, Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie
Watufani Poe, Brown University
Moderator: Ugo Edu, Department of African American Studies

Organized by the Latin American Institute and Center for Brazilian Studies, and co-sponsored by History, Public Policy, and Spanish and Portuguese

CAP UCLA presents Meshell Ndegeocello's celebration of James Baldwin
2020-11-29 - 2020-12-31
CAP UCLA presents Meshell Ndegeocello’s celebration of James Baldwin
Chapter and Verse: The Gospel of James Baldwin is a 21st-century ritual tool kit for justice, shared in isolation, bridging communities around the world. Inspired by James Baldwin’s seminal treaty on justice in America, The Fire Next Time, the project was created during the time of two raging pandemics plaguing the United States — COVID-19 and racism.
Participants are invited to engage in an urgent and critical investigation of race, religion, sexual orientation, America and its status quo, celebrating Baldwin’s ideas and legacy through music, meditations, and visual imagery. The vernacular of a church service, structured rituals and worship, and other forms of sacred practice, inspire the gifts offered each month from September-December 2020, free of charge.

Call: Dial a toll-free telephone number to discover songs, meditations, and chants to ease your mind any time, day or night, when you need it most. 1-833-4-BALDWIN (1-833-422-5394).
See: Experience visual testimonies of Baldwin’s text, with original music created by Meshell and artistic collaborators, including Suné Woods, Nicholas Galanin, and Charlotte Brathwaite.
Read: Sign up for the monthly printed newsletter, featuring Baldwin’s words and calls to action, delivered four times, directly to your mailbox. To register to receive the broadsheet, click here before September 21st. One copy per household, please. We are currently unable to accommodate international mailing addresses.

"Lena Horne, Stormy Weather, and the Hollywood Supernova" by Dr. Philana Payton (UC Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellow)
2020-11-20 16:00 - 17:00
“Lena Horne, Stormy Weather, and the Hollywood Supernova”
A Talk by Dr. Philana Payton (UC Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellow)
November 20, 2020 at 4PM PST
Register Here

10-Year Anniversary of “Critical Race Theory, Race Equity, and Public Health: Toward Antiracism Praxis” Fall Symposium
2020-11-20 12:00 - 13:00
The Center for the Study of Racism, Social Justice, & Health presents the
“10-Year Anniversary of “Critical Race Theory, Race Equity, and Public Health: Toward Antiracism Praxis” Fall Symposium
Friday, November 20, 2020 at 12PM PT/3PM ET
Ten years ago, Dr. Chandra Ford and Dr. Collins Airhihenbuwa published, “Critical Race Theory, Race Equity, and Public Health” and “The Public Health Critical Race Methodology: Praxis for Antiracism Research”, revolutionary pieces of work that transformed the study of race within the field of public health and beyond. Join Dr. Terence Keel, Associate Director for Critical Theory at the UCLA Center for the Study of Racism, Social Justice, & Health, on Friday, November 20, 2020, at 12 pm PT/3 pm ET as he hosts a discussion with Dr. Ford and Dr. Airhihenbuwa about the origins and impact of their groundbreaking work, its continued importance, and the future of Critical Race Theory (CRT) in public health and biomedicine.
Registration Information can be found here: https://bit.ly/10YrCRTandPublicHealth

"Black Lives Matter—Past, Present, and Beyond" lecture series featuring Christopher Lebron
2020-11-20 09:00 - 11:00
“Black Lives Matter—Past, Present, and Beyond” lecture series
featuring Christopher Lebron
Associate Professor of Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University
The Beautiful Ugly Struggle:
How Black Lives Mattered to Angela Davis and Amiri Baraka
Friday, November 20, 2020 at 9:00am PST
Live Streaming via Zoom
RSVP Here

"Thriving Industries During COVID: First Jobs out of College"
2020-11-18 16:00 - 17:00
“Thriving Industries During COVID: First Jobs out of College”
Learn successful job search strategies and hear from a panel of professionals who are working in thriving industries during COVID-19
Wednesday, November 18th | On Zoom | 4:00-5:00 pm (PST)

IAC Fall Forum
2020-11-18 15:00 - 16:00
Join us on Wednesday, November 18th @ 3pm for the annual IAC Fall Forum featuring the 2020–21 IAC visiting researchers and scholars, graduate and predoctoral fellows, and research grant awardees at UCLA’s four ethnic studies centers. Register @ https://bit.ly/3leyOMz

David Geffen School of Medicine, Virtual Info Session
2020-11-14 10:00 - 12:00
The David Geffen School of Medicine (DGSOM) at UCLA is hosting an Info session for all pre-medical students, graduate, undergraduate, and community college students. This session will focus on presenting on the MD and pre-medical programs DGSOM offers.
Date: November 14, 2020 (Time in PST)
10AM – 11AM: Information about our various MD Programs
11AM – 12PM: Information about our Pre-Health Pipeline Programs
If you are interested please register here: https://uclahs.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3C3jxeUd9NmfTU1
Deadline to register: November 9th, 2020
For more information please visit our website https://medschool.ucla.edu/apply/outreach or contacts us at: outreach@mednet.ucla.edu

RedSeaNet | Fall 2020 Webinar | Climate Change, Political Economy and Connectivity in the Red Sea Region
2020-11-11 07:30 - 2020-12-08 09:00
RedSeaNet | Fall 2020 Webinar
Climate Change, Political Economy and Connectivity in the Red Sea Region

Convened and moderated by Alden Young (UCLA) and Nathalie Peutz (NYUAD)

Supported by the Social Science Research Council’s Transregional Collaboratory on the Indian Ocean
To Register or For More Information Click Here

A Conversation on Community
2020-11-05 11:30 - 13:00
As we navigate 2020, please join the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion for a special event – exploring and reaffirming UCLA’s commitment to inclusion and dignity for all.
When:
Thursday, November 5, 2020 at 11:30 am
Where:
The event will take place via Zoom. The specific Zoom link and instructions will be provided closer to the event date to all registrants.
Panelists:
Our full list of speakers will be announced very shortly.
RSVP:
Please RSVP at http://bit.ly/ucla_115. Admission is FREE for the UCLA community.
Please note: A valid UCLA e-mail address will be required for RSVP.

BSFA Forum on School Safety Reimagined
2020-11-02 12:00 - 17:00
UCLA Black Staff and Faculty Association
Join us for our BFSA Forum on
School Safety Reimagined
A panel discussion highlighting Black Bruin students, staff, and alumni helping to reimagine what school safety can look like from UCLA to South LA to Richmond, CA.
November 2nd, 2020
12:00pm

ABC (ABolition Curriculum) Organizing Meeting
2020-10-29 15:30 - 17:00
Join us and get in on the next ABC (Abolition Curriculum) organizing meeting!

Thursday 29th @ 3.30 – 5pm PST
Time: Oct 29, 2020
Zoom Meeting:
https://ucla.zoom.us/j/97860305106

Contextualizing BLM in the History of Slavery and Segregation
2020-10-23 16:00 - 17:00
Black Lives Matter: Global Perspectives Webinar Series
“Contextualizing BLM in the History of Slavery”

The series aims to provide a platform for scholars, students and activists to deepen our collective understanding of the structure and experience of racial oppression and the long struggle for racial justice, as well as to draw connections among unique, but interlinked antiracist struggles in the context of global histories of colonialism, imperialism and internationalism.

Friday, Oct. 23 — 4:00 p.m.

Speakers: Brenda Stevenson, Deborah Thomas
Register here: https://ucla.in/37lKM2M

Want to Make Connections for Your Career After UCLA?
2020-10-22 17:00 - 18:00
Come hear from a panel of former Bruin student-athletes about their paths to success hosted by AAP and the Arthur Ashe Legacy Project! RSVP now!

Is Now a Good Time? Inside Graduate School
2020-10-21 16:00 - 17:00
Is Now a Good Time? Inside Graduate School
Are you thinking about going to graduate or professional school? Is now the right time? We will be discussing some key areas to consider when making your decision. Some topics we will be addressing are living and working while going to school, transitioning to graduate school, and considerations for taking a gap year.
October 21st
4:00-5:00pm PST
RSVP for Zoom Link.
Student Attendees who come to the event, and fill out a short two question survey at the end are entered to win a $75 gift card to Amazon!
HCPS Event website with panelist bios: https://humanities.ucla.edu/career/hcps/events/is-now-a-good-time-inside-graduate-school/

Climate Change, Political Economy and Connectivity in the Red Sea Region
2020-10-21 - 2020-12-02
Climate Change, Political Economy and Connectivity in the Red Sea Region
convened and moderated by Professor Alden Young (UCLA) and Nathalie Peutz (NYU AD)

Check out the Fall Schedule here
https://www.redseanet.org/

10 Questions: What is Power?
2020-10-19 19:00 - 20:00
This fall, the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture returns with 10 Questions: Reckoning, the third installment of the annual event series that invites the public to join UCLA students in the virtual classroom to engage in vibrant conversation alongside leading faculty and distinguished alumni from across the university.
With COVID-19, the climate crisis, social and political turmoil unlike anything we have seen in a generation, and, of course, a presidential election on our minds, we will be asking our most urgent set of questions yet.
This week William Boyd, Chon Noriega, and Jemima Pierre, will join Victoria Marks, associate dean of academic affairs of the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture and professor in the UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance, to explore the question “What is Power?”
William Boyd, lawyer, scholar, and environmental advocate
Chon Noriega, art historian, media scholar, and curator
Jemima Pierre, Black studies scholar and anthropologist
Join the conversation. Follow UCLA Arts on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook so you never miss an update.
RSVP HERE

Black Convocation 2020
2020-10-06 17:00 - 19:00
Save the Date for Black Convocation 2020!
October 6, 2020 via Zoom.
More details to come!

BSFA Forum on California Ballot Measures 2020
2020-10-05 12:00 - 13:00
BSFA Forum on California Ballot Measures 2020
Monday, October 5th, 2020
12pm-1pm

A special program from the UCLA Black Staff & Faculty Association (BSFA) for stakeholders to hear why Prop 15, Prop 16, Prop 17, Prop 18, Prop 20, Prop 21, Prop 22, Prop 25, Measure J and voting matters today.

https://tinyurl.com/y5kaxngu
Presented by
UCLA BLACK STAFF & FACULTY ASSOCIATION in conjunction with UCLA Government & Community Relations

The Fire This Time: Race at Boiling Point
2020-06-05 13:00 - 16:00
The Fire This Time: Race at Boiling Point
Join us this Friday, June 5, at 1:00 pm PST for The Fire This Time: Race at Boiling Point, a conversation with Angela Y. Davis, Herman Gray, Gaye Theresa Johnson, Robin D. G. Kelley, and Josh Kun.
Please RSVP to receive a personal link to the webinar: HERE
