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Building on the Black Radical Tradition: Jeneé Darden Interviews Gaye Theresa Johnson
Read Gaye Theresa Johnson's interview in support of her new book, The…

Message from the Chair
Welcome to UCLA’s Department of African American Studies.…

Darnell Hunt Appointed Dean of Social Sciences in the UCLA College
Darnell Hunt, a renowned scholar of race, media and culture,…

“On Losing Black Lives” by Safiya Umoja Noble
Read Safiya Umoja Noble's essay "On Losing Black Lives" from…

Mark Q. Sawyer, Presente! (January 10, 1972 – March 26, 2017)
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Mark Q. Sawyer, Presente! (January 10, 1972 – March 27, 2017)
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Enroll Now- Summer Courses 2017
Enroll Now for Summer Courses 2017
Session A | June 26th - August…

David Stein “Trumpism and the Magnitude of Mass Incarceration”
Read "Trumpism and the Magnitude of Mass Incarceration" by Professor…

Shana Redmond “Refusing to Sing or Stand: The Anthem as an Opportunity for Resistance”
Read Shana Redmond’s inspiring and trenchant essay for Truthout…

Shana Redmond’s most recent essay in the Massachusetts Review “’And You Know Who I Am’: Paul Robeston Sings America”
Shana Redmond’s most recent essay in the Massachusetts Review “'And…

Aisha Finch’s “Rethinking Slave Rebellion in Cuba: La Escalera and the Insurgencies of 1841-1844” one of three finalists for the Gilder Lehrman Center’s Frederick Douglass book prize
Aisha Finch’s masterful book, Rethinking Slave Rebellion in…

“The Sociology of Urban Black America” co-authored by Marcus Hunter and Zandria F. Robinson
Professor Marcus Hunter co-authored with Professor Zandria F.…

Sarah Haley’s “No Mercy Here: Gender, Punishment, and the Making of Jim Crow Modernity” is this year’s recipient of the Sara A. Whaley Prize from the National Women’s Studies Association.
Professor Sarah Haley’s groundbreaking book, No Mercy Here:…