UCLA Bunche Center

LA Wildfires: Impacts on Altadena’s Black Community
In partnership with UCLA’s Center for Neighborhood Knowledge and the Latino Policy and Politics Institute, we published our new data brief examining the devastating effects of the January 2025 Eaton Fire on Altadena’s historic Black community and the systemic inequities exacerbating their vulnerabilities.
New Ralph J. Bunche Center Website launching in Spring 2025!
Black Convocation: Monday, October 28th
The Bunche Center Supports Free Speech and Student Activism For Peace, Human Rights, and Social Justice
UCLA poised to become a World Leader in Hip-Hop Studies
Bunche Fellows Program aims for HBCU vibe within UCLA

HISTORY & MISSION

The Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies was founded in 1969 as the Center for Afro-American Studies (CAAS). It was renamed in 2003 after Nobel Prize winner, scholar, activist, and UCLA alumnus Ralph J. Bunche, in commemoration of the centenary of his birth.

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The Bunche Center’s research, programs, and affiliated faculty serve as local, national and global leaders in the study, advancement, and preservation of Black life.

RESEARCH INITIATIVES

Bunche Center-supported research and programs include the Collaborative Multiracial Post-Election Survey, the Bunche Fellows Program, the Black Policy Project, Million Dollar Hoods, the Hip Hop Initiative, the Mark Q. Sawyer Summer Institute, the Arthur Ashe Legacy Project, and the Global Black Studies Research Initiative.

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