Tag Archive for: History
Arthur Ashe: Champion for Justice
The tennis icon spent his life fighting for the oppressed.…
UCLA nonviolence class connects students to Martin Luther King Jr.’s enduring legacy
The class taught by Rev. James Lawson Jr. has motivated students…
Professor Kyle T. Mays spotlights Black–Indigenous solidarity in new book
By Jessica Wolf
In ‘An Afro-Indigenous History of the United…
Five Black suffragists who were critical to the long battle for the vote
In her latest book, “Suffrage: Women’s Long Battle for…
Professor’s book about Sephardic Jews chosen as a best of 2019
Adding to the chorus of critics’ raves, The Economist…
UCLA historian Kelly Lytle Hernández awarded MacArthur Fellowship
UCLA professor Kelly Lytle Hernández, an award-winning author…
Two professors will be part of the Obama Presidency Oral History Project
Karida Brown, assistant professor of sociology, and Robert…
New endowed chair in history goes to Nile Green, scholar of global history and Islam
UCLA professor of history Nile Green, a…
All-star panel examines race, politics and activism in sports
The one-hour discussion about athletes and activism was part…
Exhibition of La Raza photos documents Chicano life in L.A. during the 60s and 70s
The mission of La Raza, which coincided with the rise of alternative…