L.A. Museums Are Going to Be Free for Just One Day

Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles, CA, United States

On Sunday, January 28, dozens of local museums are inviting visitors in, totally free of charge. The SoCal Museums Free-for-All is a joint partnership with Metro, and it’s good for general admission entrance at participating museums...

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Call for Papers DEADLINE — Race & Capitalism Graduate Student Conference

University of Chicago 5733 S. University Ave., Chicago, IL, United States

For the first Race and Capitalism Graduate Student Conference, the Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture (CSRPC) at the University of Chicago invites submissions from graduate students working on questions and on topics related more broadly to racial capitalism.

Why History Matters: Why Black Women’s Lives Matter

UCLA Harry and Yvonne Lenart Auditorium, Fowler Museum 308 Charles E Young Dr N, Los Angeles , United States

The UCLA Department of African American Studies and the Department of History presents "Why History Matters: Why Black Women’s Lives Matter"

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Support for Black Reparations in the Early 21st Century

Black Forum 153, UCLA Haines Hall 375 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Support for Black Reparations in the Early 21st Century Talk by Michael Dawson John D. MacArthur Professor of Political Science and the College The University of Chicago Monday, February 12, 2018 12 p.m.–2 p.m. Black Forum 153, UCLA Haines Hall Lunch will be provided. Michael C. Dawson is the John D. MacArthur Professor of Political Science […]

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At the Limits of Urban Theory: Racial Banishment in the Contemporary City

Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building, London School of Economics and Political Science Houghton St, London WC2A 2AE, United Kingdom

In cities around the world, especially in the United States, processes of socio-spatial restructuring continue to unfold. Often understood as neoliberal urbanism and often identified through concepts such as gentrification, these processes entail the displacement of subaltern classes to the far edges of urban life. In this talk, Ananya Roy argues that it is necessary to analyse such transformations through a theorisation of racial capitalism.

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Plans for Freedom: Sanctuary, Abolition, and Reconstruction in the Age of Trumpism

William Barton Rogers Building, MIT 77 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, Massachusetts

The Trump presidency has brought to sharp light the enduring racial inequalities through which liberal democracy is constituted and lived.  In this talk, Ananya Roy examines imaginations and practices of resistance, from sanctuary cities to professional refusal, against regimes of white nationalism.

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Protecting Renters: Discussions of Rent Control, Stabilization, and Evictions

UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, Room 2343 337 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA, United States

California's housing crisis is hitting renters hard. What's the appetite for reforming these laws? How are they currently affecting residents in Los Angeles? What can be done to put renters in Los Angeles on a more stable foundation?

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The Intersection: Woke Black Folk

Barbara Morrison Performing Arts Center 4305 Degnan Boulevard #101, Los Angeles, CA, United States

The Intersection: Woke Black Folk explores and deconstructs black political identity, foregrounding the forms of ideological conflict and difference that exist within what can be understood to be black radicalism. It calls into question the coherence and singularity of the political category, “woke black folk,” demonstrating the deep differences and divides within black communities and within black mobilization.

$15 – $20