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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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! Register Now!!
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 […]
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 […]
