The Black Book News

‘Slavery by Another Name’

A newly conceptualized series of documentary screenings hosted by the Center for Black Studies Research…

Black Studies New Certificates

Law, Race & Society

This certificate offers students historical and contemporary perspectives on law, race, and social…

UC Santa Barbara and Tuskegee University Launch Pilot Program to Advance Black Cultural Perspectives in TV Writing

A unique pilot program at UC Santa Barbara focuses on writing for diverse voices, creating a new kind of space between a…

Professor Sabrina Strings publishes THE END OF LOVE

Professor Sabrina Strings, North Hall Chair of Black Studies, publishes The End of Love: Racism, Sexism, and…

Russell Sage Foundation Taps UCSB Social Scientists for Fellowships

UC Santa Barbara social scientists Waverly Duck and David Sherman are heading to New York for the 2024-25 academic year to pursue…

Black Studies Conference Examines Criminal Legal System, Unveils New Social Justice Art

Closing its Black History Month programming with a conference on campus, UC Santa Barbara’s Center for Black Studies Research (CBSR) is…

Earl Louis Stewart’s ‘Homage to Swing’ Recognized by American Prize Competition

“‘Homage to Swing’ is just that, it’s a tribute to the tradition of swing,” said Professor Emeritus …

Black Lives Matter in France – Ethnographer Jean Beaman Reads Transnational Connections for Black Liberation

Ten years after Black Lives Matter was founded in the U.S., it has reverberated abroad. Today, BLM has global reach and its slogans…

Groundbreaking Work of Four Prominent Black Psychologists Featured for the First Time in American Psychologist

Despite the prevalence of anti-Black racism in American schools, popular texts in educational psychology have historically excluded the…

Historian Terence Keel Receives Plous Award

Terence Keel, an assistant professor of history and of Black studies at…