Message from the Chair
Welcome to UCLA’s Department of African American Studies. Born from a dynamic scholar and activist history and synergy, our department is a premiere location for world-class training, teaching, and research […]
Darnell Hunt Appointed Dean of Social Sciences in the UCLA College
Darnell Hunt, a renowned scholar of race, media and culture, chair of sociology and longtime leader of the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies at UCLA, has been […]
“On Losing Black Lives” by Safiya Umoja Noble
Read Safiya Umoja Noble’s essay “On Losing Black Lives” from the journal No More Potlucks Here
Mark Q. Sawyer, Presente! (January 10, 1972 – March 26, 2017)
Mark Q. Sawyer, Presente! (January 10, 1972 – March 27, 2017) We in the Department of African American Studies are mourning the sudden and tragic loss of our beloved colleague […]
Enroll Now- Summer Courses 2017
Enroll Now for Summer Courses 2017 Session A | June 26th – August 4th Session C | August 7th – September 15th ENROLL HERE
David Stein “Trumpism and the Magnitude of Mass Incarceration”
Read “Trumpism and the Magnitude of Mass Incarceration” by Professor David Stein HERE
Shana Redmond “Refusing to Sing or Stand: The Anthem as an Opportunity for Resistance”
Read Shana Redmond’s inspiring and trenchant essay for Truthout on the politics of anthems and our relationship to them in the context of hypernationalism and struggles for justice. http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/39425-refusing-to-sing-or-stand-the-anthem-as-an-opportunity-for-resistance […]
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 You Know Who I Am’: Paul Robeston Sings America“ A passage from the essay… “As the contemporary moment continues to broadcast, […]
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 Cuba: La Escalera and the Insurgencies of 1841-1844 (University of North Carolina Press), is one of three finalists for the Gilder Lehrman Center’s Frederick […]
“The Sociology of Urban Black America” co-authored by Marcus Hunter and Zandria F. Robinson
Professor Marcus Hunter co-authored with Professor Zandria F. Robinson an astonishing review essay titled, “The Sociology of Urban Black America.” The essay is in the Annual Review of Sociology. Click […]
