Word on Wednesday Open Mic Night

Kerckoff Art Gallery

Word on Wednesday Open Mic Night September 28th, Wednesday 7-9 PM, at the Kerckhoff Art Gallery The Word Open Mic seeks to celebrate the counter narrative nature of spoken word […]

‘Black Life/Schwarz-Sein’ by Professor Alexander Weheliye

Humanities Building, Room 193

Alexander G. Weheliye is professor of African American Studies at Northwestern University where he teaches black literature and culture, critical theory, social technologies, and popular culture. He is the author […]

UCLA Department of African American Studies Commencement

Lenart Auditorium in the Fowler Museum

The UCLA Department of African American Studies will hold its Commencement Celebration on: Saturday, June 11th, 2016 11:30am at the Lenart Auditorium in the Fowler Museum *Students are recommended to […]

UCLA Department of African American Studies Commencement

Lenart Auditorium in the Fowler Museum

  The UCLA Department of African American Studies will hold its Commencement Celebration on: Saturday, June 11th, 2016 11:30am at the Lenart Auditorium in the Fowler Museum *Students are recommended […]

The Archive, The Critic, The Record Shop, and the Blues Woman

YRL Conference Room 11360

Featuring: Daphne Brooks Professor of African American Studies/Theater Studies Yale   Reception will follow. Please RVSP at: https://daphnebrooks.eventbrite.com For more info contact: jessgonzalez@humnet.ucla.edu

“How Structural Racism Works” by Tricia Rose

History Conference Room, 6275 Bunche Hall

This lecture introduces Rose's in-progress research, video and public engagement project. In it, Rose argues that five key drivers of structural racism—housing, criminal justice, education, wealth and media—form a flexible, highly […]

Open Poetry Slam

James Bridges Theater 235 Charles E Young Dr.

First 20 poets to sign up (Sign up: 5-6pm) Top 10 to be invited to return to compete for $500 in cash prizes at the  main event * Book donations […]