Norma Mendoza-Denton, professor of anthropology in the UCLA College, studies the language used by President Donald Trump and politicians of all stripes. She’s co-editor (with Janet McIntosh of Brandeis University) […]
Connecting With Kindness (Photo Credit: Juliette Borda) With so many people hurting in this turmoil-filled year — be it physically, economically, socially or psychologically — it’s hard to imagine a […]
Abel Valenzuela “Los Angeles is the harbinger for the future. It’s a city that has driven the national debate on workforce issues such as the minimum wage, wage theft, youth […]
Black Feminism Initiative collage. Left image: The inaugural public event hosted by the Black Feminism Initiative, held in February, featured a conversation between local reproductive justice advocate Kimberly Durdin, left, […]
In her latest book, “Suffrage: Women’s Long Battle for the Vote,” UCLA professor emerita Ellen DuBois traces the three-generation struggle that led to the ratification of the 19th Amendment in August 1920. The battle for […]
Teo Ruiz finds beauty in the efforts of health care workers, protests for social justice and the optimism and passion of the young. (Video: UCLA Broadcast Studio) The news around […]
Marcus Hunter, UCLA professor of sociology and chair of the African American studies department. (Photo Credit: UCLA) A recently proposed U.S. Commission on Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation, which U.S. […]
UCLA Chancellor Gene Block bestows the UCLA Medal on Congressman John Lewis. (Photo Credit: Marc Roseboro/UCLA) Patricia Turner is professor of African American studies in the UCLA College and professor of […]
Woman at a voting booth (Photo Credit: Mindy Schauer/Digital First Media/Orange County Register via Getty Images) A UCLA report published today shows that Asian Americans and Latinos in California, Texas […]
From left: Riya Patel, Mayte Ipatzi and Michelle Cervantes, all seniors and part of the first cohort of labor studies graduates at UCLA. (Photo Credit: Joey Caroni/UCLA) The class of […]
