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Circle of Thought

The New Day: Notes on (Mis)Education and the Dark ProletariatJames Edward Ford IIIAssistant Professor of English and Comparative Literature Occidental College Dr. Ford holds a PhD from University of Notre Dame and a BA from Morehouse College. His work looks at Black radicalism, literature, philosophy, Hip Hop and other forms of popular culture. He will […]

25th Thurgood Marshall Lecture

2014 Thurgood Marshall Lecture will be presented by john a. powell, Professor of Law, Professor of African American Studies & Ethnic Studies, and Director of the Haas Institute for a Fair & Inclusive Society, University of California, Berkeley. Professor john a. powell is an internationally recognized expert in the areas of civil rights and civil […]

Authors’ Series

Paul Von Blum, a Senior Lecturer Emeritus in African American Studies and Communication Studies at UCLA, and a Bunche Center affiliated faculty member, will discuss is new book, Paul Robeson for Beginners (Random House 2014). Von Blum is the author of numerous books and articles on African American art, culture, and politics, chronicling his 50 […]