Last February, George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer, shot an unarmed teen, Trayvon Martin, after getting into an altercation with him in his Florida neighborhood. Zimmerman claimed Martin attacked him and […]
Actors Kerry Washington (Scandal) and Don Cheadle (Iron Man, House of Lies) discuss race in Variety‘s “Primetime Emmy” series. To read the article, Click HERE. For background information on the […]
Hector F. Myers, recently left UCLA and moved to Nashville, Tennessee, to take a position at Vanderbilt University. Professor Myers will join the faculty in the Medicine, Health & […]
The Directors Guild of America elected Emmy Award winner Paris Barclay as president of the organization. Barclay is the union’s first African-American, and first openly gay president. To read more, […]
How Samuel L. Jackson Became the Highest Grossing Actor Ever Business Insider reports how Samuel L. Jackson beat the odds to become the highest grossing actor ever. Click HERE. For background information […]
2013-2014 Institute of American Cultures (IAC) Bunche Center Fellowships and Grants Awardees GRADUATE/PREDOCTORAL FELLOWS Cory Gooding, History Roots, Rhythm and Religion: The Politics of Context, Identity and Culture among Afro-Caribbeans […]
The World Stage Performance Gallery will host a big band benefit concert and tribute to guitar legend, Kenny Burrell, UCLA professor of ethnomusicology and Bunche Center affiliated faculty member. The […]
Edmond J. Keller, Research Professor of political science, and former Director of the UCLA Globalization Research Center-Africa and of the James S. Coleman African Studies Center UCLA, will be retiring […]
Federal Same-Sex Marriage Ban Found Unconstitutional In another 5-4 split vote, last week’s Supreme Court DOMA decision rules the federal same-sex marriage ban as unconstitutional. To read more, Click Here.
AAP Awareness Day Fair The Academic Advancement Program, UCLA Division of Undergraduate Education, invites you to the annual AAP Awareness Day Fair. The event, “Celebrating a Legacy of Student Leaders,” […]
