Funmilola Fagbamila Lisa Hasegawa With a shared commitment to advance democracy through research and alliances with civil rights organizations and progressive social movements, the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and the Institute on Inequality and Democracy at UCLA Luskin have partnered to pilot a UCLA […]
The Institute on Inequality and Democracy at UCLA Luskin invites you to join us at "From the Frontlines of Justice" at Ackerman Ballroom, UCLA, 5–7:30 p.m., on January 18, 2017. On the evening of #J18, we will gather at UCLA to celebrate ongoing struggles for social justice and to affirm their urgent relevance in the […]
Part II: CHALLENGES AHEAD FOR JORDAN DOWNS & SOUTH LA We will turn our attention back to Los Angeles as a follow up from the screening of the “70 Acres in Chicago” and the discussion of the destruction of the Cabrini Green development. On Thursday, January 26, the UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies, Institute on Inequality and […]
In Rethinking Slave Rebellion in Cuba: La Escalera and the Insurgencies of 1841-1844, Aisha Finch traces the emergence of a dynamic resistance movement of slaves and free people of color in nineteenth-century Cuba. Drawing from the largely unexplored testimonies in the Cuban National Archive, this book focuses attention on the hundreds of enslaved people who […]
One Man. One Mic. 40 Characters. Two unbelievable true stories of wrongful imprisonment told through Hip Hop, Spoken Word, Blues, Comedy, Calypso and Classical Music Written and performed by Bryonn Bain Directed by Gina Belafonte Previews: January 26—February 4 Productions: February 8–February 25 Every Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Lyrics From Lockdown : One Man. One Mic. 40 Characters. Two unbelievable true stories of wrongful imprisonment told through Hip Hop, Spoken Word, Blues, Comedy, Calypso and Classical Music Written and performed by Bryonn Bain Directed by Gina Belafonte Previews: January 26—February 4 Productions: February 8–February 25 Every Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Lyrics From Lockdown : One Man. One Mic. 40 Characters. Two unbelievable true stories of wrongful imprisonment told through Hip Hop, Spoken Word, Blues, Comedy, Calypso and Classical Music Written and performed by Bryonn Bain Directed by Gina Belafonte Previews: January 26—February 4 Productions: February 8–February 25 Every Thursday, Friday, Saturday
FILM AT REDCAT PRESENTS The Murder of Fred Hampton: The Struggle Continues The landmark documentary The Murder of Fred Hampton (1971, 88 min.), by Howard Alk and Michael Gray, is a testament to Black activism and a chilling record of covert police and FBI actions. Begun to portray the activities of the Chicago branch of […]
