race and ethnicity

The Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles at UCLA has released a new report examining the profound demographic transformation of the Southern California region.

Becoming a formal department would bolster UCLA's scholarship and opportunities in African American studies.

For middle-aged African-American or Asian woman, social class may play a significant role in how likely they are to suffer bone fractures.

A new study argues that Chinese- and Vietnamese-American "tiger moms" see education as the only sure path to upward mobility.

Powell is an internationally recognized expert in the areas of civil rights and civil liberties and director of the Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society at UC Berkeley.

When it comes to influential positions in the industry, minorities and women are represented at rates far below what would be expected given their percentage of the general population, according to a new UCLA study.

The proposal seeks to build on the increasing popularity of the Interdepartmental Program in Afro-American Studies by converting it to a full academic department.

UCLA will present author talks, panel discussions, lectures, and cultural and artistic exhibitions on African-American and African history, culture and experiences this February.

The Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies at UCLA will hold a symposium, "Race and Hollywood," Thursday, Feb. 6. The symposium is part of the Bunche center’s ongoing project to create a comprehensive analysis of diversity —...

Brenda E. Stevenson is professor of history at UCLA. She is the past chair of the history department and past chair of Afro-American Studies. Her books include the award-winning "Life in Black and White: Family and Community in the Slave...

UCLA psychology professor and director of the university’s Center for Policing Equity to lead project that was initiated by police chiefs.

Young Latinas who have Latino teachers and counselors as role models and participate in extracurricular activities in high school have a much better chance of educational success.

So many of the indelible scenes of the L.A. riots featured men, but there was also an important women's story behind the unrest, a UCLA historian argues: the case of Latasha Harlins.

Joshua Bloom's "Black Against Empire" recasts the Panther Party, known primarily for its approach to black self-defense, as a pioneer in worldwide revolutionary politics.

In a step toward justice, commencement came for Japanese American former students who had been forced to leave UCLA and enter internment camps during World War II.