Faculty

Shamara Wyllie Alhassan profile picture

Shamara Alhassan

Assistant Professor of African American Studies & Religious Studies

Walter Allen

Walter Allen

Distinguished Professor & Allan Murray Cartter Professor of Higher Education, Sociology & African American Studies

(On sabbatical leave 2024-25 Academic Year)

Bryonn Bain

Bryonn Bain

Professor of African American Studies, World Arts and Cultures | Dance, & Law

Adam Bradley

Adam Bradley

Professor of English & African American Studies

Scot Brown

Scot Brown

Associate Professor of African American Studies & History

Devon W. Carbado

Devon W. Carbado

The Honorable Harry Pregerson Professor of Law & African American Studies

Tananarive Due

Tananarive Due

Continuing Lecturer of African American Studies

Justin Dunnavant

Justin Dunnavant

Assistant Professor of Anthropology & African American Studies

Ugo Edu

Ugo Edu

Assistant Professor of African American Studies & Medical Anthropology

Lorrie Frasure

Lorrie Frasure

Ralph J. Bunche Endowed Chair of Political Science & African American Studies

Yogita Goyal

Yogita Goyal

Professor of English & African American Studies

Cheryl I. Harris

Rosalinde & Arthur Gilbert Foundation Chair in Civil Rights & Civil Liberties and African American Studies

Kelly Lytle Hernandez

Kelly Lytle Hernández

The Thomas E. Lifka Chair of History & African American Studies

Tyrone C. Howard

Pritzker Family Endowed Chair of Education to Strengthen Families & African American Studies

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Darnell Hunt

Professor of Sociology & African American Studies, and Interim Chancellor

Marcus Anthony Hunter

Marcus Anthony Hunter

Scott Waugh Endowed Chair in the Division of Social Sciences, Professor of Sociology & African American Studies

Terence Keel

Terence Keel

Professor of African American Studies & Institute for Society and Genetics

Cheryl Keyes profile picture

Cheryl L. Keyes

Chair of the Department of African American Studies, Professor of Ethnomusicology & Global Jazz Studies

Kyle T. Mays

Vice Chair of UCLA African American Studies, Professor of African American Studies, American Indian Studies, & History

Uri McMillan

Uri McMillan

Associate Professor of English, Sexuality & Gender Studies, and African American Studies

Alesia Montgomery

Alesia Montgomery

Assistant Professor of African American Studies & Institute of the Environment and Sustainability

Safiya Umoja Noble

Safiya Umoja Noble

David O. Sears Presidential Endowed Chair in the Division of Social Sciences & Professor of African American Studies, Gender Studies, & Information Studies

Sobukwe Odinga

Sobukwe Odinga

Assistant Professor of African American Studies & US Foreign Policy

Keston Perry

Keston Perry

Assistant Professor of African American Studies, Political Economy, & Geography

Brenda Stevenson

Brenda E. Stevenson

Nickoll Family Endowed Chair in History & African American Studies

Caroline Streeter profile picture

Caroline Streeter

Associate Professor of English & African American Studies

Dominic Taylor profile picture

Dominic Taylor

Professor of Theater & African American Studies

Sherod Thaxton

Sherod Thaxton

Professor of Law & African American Studies

Courtney Thomas Tobin

Courtney Thomas Tobin

Associate Professor of Community Health Sciences & African American Studies

Jonli Tunstall profile picture

Jonli Tunstall

Assistant Adjunct Professor of African American Studies & School of Education

Patricia A. Turner profile picture

Patricia A. Turner

Research Professor of African American Studies

Richard Yarborough

Richard Yarborough

Professor Emeritus of English & African American Studies

Shamara Wyllie Alhassan profile picture

Shamara Alhassan

Assistant Professor of African American Studies & Religious Studies

Walter Allen

Walter Allen

Distinguished Professor & Allan Murray Cartter Professor of Higher Education, Sociology & African American Studies

(On sabbatical leave 2024-25 Academic Year)

Bryonn Bain

Bryonn Bain

Professor of African American Studies, World Arts and Cultures | Dance, & Law

Adam Bradley

Adam Bradley

Professor of English & African American Studies

Scot Brown

Scot Brown

Associate Professor of African American Studies & History

Devon W. Carbado

Devon W. Carbado

The Honorable Harry Pregerson Professor of Law & African American Studies

Tananarive Due

Tananarive Due

Continuing Lecturer of African American Studies

Justin Dunnavant

Justin Dunnavant

Assistant Professor of Anthropology & African American Studies

Ugo Edu

Ugo Edu

Assistant Professor of African American Studies & Medical Anthropology

Lorrie Frasure

Lorrie Frasure

Ralph J. Bunche Endowed Chair of Political Science & African American Studies

Yogita Goyal

Yogita Goyal

Professor of English & African American Studies

Cheryl I. Harris

Rosalinde & Arthur Gilbert Foundation Chair in Civil Rights & Civil Liberties and African American Studies

Kelly Lytle Hernandez

Kelly Lytle Hernández

The Thomas E. Lifka Chair of History & African American Studies

Tyrone C. Howard

Pritzker Family Endowed Chair of Education to Strengthen Families & African American Studies

Darnell Hunt profile picture

Darnell Hunt

Professor of Sociology & African American Studies, and Interim Chancellor

Marcus Anthony Hunter

Marcus Anthony Hunter

Scott Waugh Endowed Chair in the Division of Social Sciences, Professor of Sociology & African American Studies

Terence Keel

Terence Keel

Professor of African American Studies & Institute for Society and Genetics

Cheryl Keyes profile picture

Cheryl L. Keyes

Chair of the Department of African American Studies, Professor of Ethnomusicology & Global Jazz Studies

Kyle T. Mays

Vice Chair of UCLA African American Studies, Professor of African American Studies, American Indian Studies, & History

Uri McMillan

Uri McMillan

Associate Professor of English, Sexuality & Gender Studies, and African American Studies

Alesia Montgomery

Alesia Montgomery

Assistant Professor of African American Studies & Institute of the Environment and Sustainability

Safiya Umoja Noble

Safiya Umoja Noble

David O. Sears Presidential Endowed Chair in the Division of Social Sciences & Professor of African American Studies, Gender Studies, & Information Studies

Sobukwe Odinga

Sobukwe Odinga

Assistant Professor of African American Studies & US Foreign Policy

Keston Perry

Keston Perry

Assistant Professor of African American Studies, Political Economy, & Geography

Brenda Stevenson

Brenda E. Stevenson

Nickoll Family Endowed Chair in History & African American Studies

Caroline Streeter profile picture

Caroline Streeter

Associate Professor of English & African American Studies

Dominic Taylor profile picture

Dominic Taylor

Professor of Theater & African American Studies

Sherod Thaxton

Sherod Thaxton

Professor of Law & African American Studies

Courtney Thomas Tobin

Courtney Thomas Tobin

Associate Professor of Community Health Sciences & African American Studies

Jonli Tunstall profile picture

Jonli Tunstall

Assistant Adjunct Professor of African American Studies & School of Education

Patricia A. Turner profile picture

Patricia A. Turner

Research Professor of African American Studies

Richard Yarborough

Richard Yarborough

Professor Emeritus of English & African American Studies

Shamara Wyllie Alhassan profile picture

Shamara Alhassan

Assistant Professor of African American Studies & Religious Studies

Walter Allen

Walter Allen

Distinguished Professor & Allan Murray Cartter Professor of Higher Education, Sociology & African American Studies

(On sabbatical leave 2024-25 Academic Year)

Bryonn Bain

Bryonn Bain

Professor of African American Studies, World Arts and Cultures | Dance, & Law

Adam Bradley

Adam Bradley

Professor of English & African American Studies

Scot Brown

Scot Brown

Associate Professor of African American Studies & History

Devon W. Carbado

Devon W. Carbado

The Honorable Harry Pregerson Professor of Law & African American Studies

Tananarive Due

Tananarive Due

Continuing Lecturer of African American Studies

Justin Dunnavant

Justin Dunnavant

Assistant Professor of Anthropology & African American Studies

Ugo Edu

Ugo Edu

Assistant Professor of African American Studies & Medical Anthropology

Lorrie Frasure

Lorrie Frasure

Ralph J. Bunche Endowed Chair of Political Science & African American Studies

Yogita Goyal

Yogita Goyal

Professor of English & African American Studies

Cheryl I. Harris

Rosalinde & Arthur Gilbert Foundation Chair in Civil Rights & Civil Liberties and African American Studies

Kelly Lytle Hernandez

Kelly Lytle Hernández

The Thomas E. Lifka Chair of History & African American Studies

Tyrone C. Howard

Pritzker Family Endowed Chair of Education to Strengthen Families & African American Studies

Darnell Hunt profile picture

Darnell Hunt

Professor of Sociology & African American Studies, and Interim Chancellor

Marcus Anthony Hunter

Marcus Anthony Hunter

Scott Waugh Endowed Chair in the Division of Social Sciences, Professor of Sociology & African American Studies

Terence Keel

Terence Keel

Professor of African American Studies & Institute for Society and Genetics

Cheryl Keyes profile picture

Cheryl L. Keyes

Chair of the Department of African American Studies, Professor of Ethnomusicology & Global Jazz Studies

Kyle T. Mays

Vice Chair of UCLA African American Studies, Professor of African American Studies, American Indian Studies, & History

Uri McMillan

Uri McMillan

Associate Professor of English, Sexuality & Gender Studies, and African American Studies

Alesia Montgomery

Alesia Montgomery

Assistant Professor of African American Studies & Institute of the Environment and Sustainability

Safiya Umoja Noble

Safiya Umoja Noble

David O. Sears Presidential Endowed Chair in the Division of Social Sciences & Professor of African American Studies, Gender Studies, & Information Studies

Sobukwe Odinga

Sobukwe Odinga

Assistant Professor of African American Studies & US Foreign Policy

Keston Perry

Keston Perry

Assistant Professor of African American Studies, Political Economy, & Geography

Brenda Stevenson

Brenda E. Stevenson

Nickoll Family Endowed Chair in History & African American Studies

Caroline Streeter profile picture

Caroline Streeter

Associate Professor of English & African American Studies

Dominic Taylor profile picture

Dominic Taylor

Professor of Theater & African American Studies

Sherod Thaxton

Sherod Thaxton

Professor of Law & African American Studies

Courtney Thomas Tobin

Courtney Thomas Tobin

Associate Professor of Community Health Sciences & African American Studies

Jonli Tunstall profile picture

Jonli Tunstall

Assistant Adjunct Professor of African American Studies & School of Education

Patricia A. Turner profile picture

Patricia A. Turner

Research Professor of African American Studies

Richard Yarborough

Richard Yarborough

Professor Emeritus of English & African American Studies

Postdoctoral Fellows

Christiana K. Kelly

Christiana K. Kelly

Interdisciplinary Education, Anthropology, & African American Studies

Christiana K. Kelly

Christiana K. Kelly

Interdisciplinary Education, Anthropology, & African American Studies

Christiana K. Kelly

Christiana K. Kelly

Interdisciplinary Education, Anthropology, & African American Studies