Are you interested in learning how to invest in real estate without a large down payment or getting your hands too dirty? Hear from our panelists, who found creative ways to build generational wealth through real estate. Join us on February 16th and 17th for this two part panel series on black homeownership and […]
We are proud to announce that one of our esteemed faculty members Dr. Scot Brown will be apart of the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music's Nazir Ali Jairazbhoy Colloquium Series. Dr. Scot Brown is an associate professor of African American Studies and History at UCLA. Brown is the author of the book Fighting For Us and has […]
Join us!! On our IG Live this Monday. We are collaborating with TED X UCLA to deliver a very special black history month event!! Prison activist, actor, hip hop theatre pioneer, and @ucla_afam faculty member, Bryonn Bain will be participating in a Q and A on the meaning of black history month, prison reform, resilience […]
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 […]
Join us on March 23rd at 4:00pm for the UCLA College of Social Sciences for the Dean's Salon,"Ethnic Studies at UCLA: Scholarship for Social Justice" This event is a conversation with Leisy Abrego Chair and Professor UCLA César E. Chávez Department of Chicana/o and Central American Studies Randall Akee Chair and Associate Professor, UCLA Department […]
With great excitement, we invite you to join us on the evening of Tuesday, April 6th, for Join the UCLA Legacy, a virtual event honoring our African American admits for the Fall class of 2021. Save the date to connect with faculty and staff to learn more about the many benefits of becoming a Bruin! […]
Connecting ART & LAW FOR LIBERATION a CALL TO ACTION to end Mass Incarceration On April 16-17, 2021 join artists, activists, attorneys, advocates and scholars for a Virtual Conference featuring innovative collaborations at the intersection of ART and the LAW! Build community, re-energize and play, while developing visionary strategies to end mass incarceration -- with […]
Join us for the upcoming Africa’s Readiness for Climate Change (ARCC) virtual forum, organized by the UCLA African Studies Center and Earth Rights Institute, and co-sponsored by the Department of African American Studies. Register here https://ucla.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_b5cGk3_ASFO1WEkwK2NAtA. The webinar event is scheduled for April 19-23 and registration to attend is free. Register Here Exact times to […]
UCLA Department of African American Studies invites you to attend the lecture series "Black Lives Matter—Past, Present, and Beyond" featuring Racquel Gates Associate Professor of Cinema and Media Studies, College of Staten Island, CUNY Author, "Double Negative: The Black Image and Popular Culture" speaking on Resemblance, Representation, and Resonance in Black Film and Media Friday, […]
"After Sudan: Hajj Hamad and the Search for the Horn of Africa" A Lecture with Professor Alden Young Friday, May 14th, 2021 2:00pm (PST) RSVP HERE About the lecture: My talk focuses on the work of the Sudanese intellectual Mohammad Abu Qasim Hajj Hamad. He was one of the Children of 1964, who came of […]
