Editor’s note: During heritage months, the Daily Bruin puts together a collection of articles highlighting historically marginalized and underrepresented communities. Articles are intended to cast a light on these often-overlooked narratives and are chosen from those that were published in the past year as well as throughout the month.
Blue and gold runs through the generations in this family. In 1987, Tina Choyce graduated from UCLA with a bachelor of arts in psychology. Decades later, her three daughters will all have graduated from her alma mater. Read more...
Photo: From left to right: Ashley Choyce, Jazmin Choyce, Tina Choyce and Briana Savage pose for a photo in front of Royce Hall. This spring, Jazmin will become Tina’s third daughter to graduate from UCLA. (Courtesy of Briana Savage)
This post was updated June 4 at 7:50 p.m. For UCLA’s Department of African American Studies, celebration and remembrance are equally important ahead of Juneteenth. On Wednesday, Royce Hall will welcome artists from across the nation for the first “Prelude to … JUNETEENTH DAY CELEBRATION,” a free multimedia art event that will feature music, dance and spoken word performances to tell the history of emancipation in the United States. Read more...
Photo: (Sid Francis/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated June 2 at 10:05 p.m. It was the summer of 2016. My family was driving home from the Memorial Tournament, a Professional Golfers’ Association Tour event hosted at a golf course just over 30 minutes from my home. Read more...
Photo: Tyler, the Creator performs on stage at Camp Flog Gnaw in 2019. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated May 23 at 8:45 p.m. Traditional African beats and bites are coming to Westwood with the first annual AfroFusion Festival. AfroFusion Festival will take place Saturday and feature vendors, performers and food from dozens of African countries. Read more...
Photo: Housed in Bunche Hall, the African Studies Center is currenty celebrating its 65th anniversary. Organized by the Black Graduate Students Association, the inaugural AfroFusion Festival will take place Saturday in celebration of Africa Day. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 22 at 3:32 p.m. Turquoise-sequined costumes and dazzling lights adorned the setting for the Nigerian Student Association’s 17th annual culture show Friday evening in Ackerman Grand Ballroom. Read more...
Photo: Dancers perform at the Nigerian Student Association’s 17th annual culture show. The event was hosted at Ackerman Grand Ballroom on Friday. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated March 10 at 9:03 p.m. UCLA’s chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers raised nearly $23,000 in February to help members attend the organization’s national convention. Read more...
Photo: Members of the National Society of Black Engineers at UCLA pose for a picture at a previous NSBE convention. The club raised nearly $23,000 in February to sponsor club members who will attend the annual conference later this month. (Courtesy of Selasi Etchey)
Students sang and danced at the Afrikan Diaspora Living Learning Community’s annual Black Extravaganza on Wednesday. The event, which took place in the Covel Commons Grand Horizon room, featured spoken word poetry, rap, singing and dancing, according to the event’s website. Read more...
Photo: Pictured are members of the Nigerian Students Association performing at the annual Black Extravaganza. The event, which was hosted by the Afrikan Diaspora Living Learning Community, featured poetry, rap, dance and singing. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin)
