Latest Past Events

Rolfe 2125 Rolfe Hall, #2125, Los Angeles

This week kicks off the first of the African American Studies Department’s 2024 Job Talks! These job talks are an opportunity for members of the UCLA community to come hear prospective faculty present on a topic they are experts in! Please come and see Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellow, Christiana Kelly, PhD., this Wednesday, Jan. 29th! Read […]

Emergent Quilombos: Book Talk

Join us for an engaging evening as we welcome Dr. Bryce Henson, author of Emergent Quilombos: Black Life & Hip Hop in Brazil. In this thought-provoking book, Henson delves into the legacy of quilombos—communities of Afro-Brazilian resistance formed by escaped enslaved people—and examines their ongoing influence on contemporary struggles for social justice in Brazil. Drawing […]

WHERE WE STAND: A Conversation On Black Feminisms with Djamila Ribeiro

Bunche Hall 10383 11282 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles

In a society shaped by the legacies of enslavement, white supremacy, and sexism, who has the right to a voice? In her recently-translated book, Djamila Ribeiro offers a compelling intervention into contemporary discussions of power and identity: the concept of “speaking place” (lugar de fala), which has become a crucial component of conversations on race […]