10/08/2022
UCSD Alum at work!
This Photo of U.S. Immigration Isn’t What You Think | The Bigger Picture with Vincent Brown | PBS
Alfred Stieglitz’s iconic photograph “The Steerage” is often used to illustrate the American immigrant experience. Through conversations with curators and hi...
08/23/2022
Your fellow Black Alum...
The Story Behind Earth’s Most Famous Photo | The Bigger Picture with Vincent Brown | PBS
How did the “Blue Marble,” as it is now known, come to be? Host Vincent Brown learns just how extraordinary a technical feat it was for Apollo 17 astronauts ...
08/09/2022
Another UC San Diego Alum making a mark. Check it out
Did This Photo Make Lincoln President? | The Bigger Picture with Vincent Brown | PBS
Can the spectacle of modern politics today be traced back to a photograph of Abraham Lincoln taken during the presidential election in 1860? Host Vincent Bro...
04/27/2022
Executive producer, Vincent Brown, is an alum.
Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery Film | Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University
This short film offers an introduction to the first phase of the initiative’s work—the history—and is intended to be presented in the context of the committee's recommendations for action.
02/06/2022
Learning more about our contributions is a great way to celebrate.
Black History, Black Freedom & Black Love
The American History You Weren’t Taught in School. Streaming free during Black History Month
02/07/2021
"When we examine Black History, we’re starting behind because generations of professionals that we inherited our historiography from just didn’t really think there was a subject there. For me, it’s still extremely important to show people—my readers, my students, the general public and whoever encounters my work—that Black History is just as rich, dynamic, important and consequential as anybody else’s history."
On Black History: Vincent Brown ’90 - Triton
Historian and author Vincent Brown '90 on Black History, then and now.
01/28/2021
Join us in mitigating the cost of college for Black students at U C San Diego by contributing to our Black Alumni Scholarship Fund: https://www.givecentral.org/UCSD_BASF
Watch CBS This Morning: How to navigate true college costs, savings - Full show on CBS All Access
12/04/2020
Vincent Brown is a UC San Diego Alum, Muir College.
As Statues Fall - the 2020 Cundill Forum
In 2020, the Cundill Forum returns for its second year, inviting our finalists Vincent Brown, William Dalrymple and Camilla Townsend to draw on their own exp...
11/10/2020
I, Manuelita Brown, received the following message from Kit Wells: "We are currently seeking to hire an Investment Associate for our Portfolio Management Team and would very much appreciate connection to your networks. I am attaching a link to the candidate description for the position we are seeking, and ask that you forward this email and/or link to anyone you feel might make an appropriate candidate, or anyone who might know of one.
The candidate description can be found by clicking on cweil.com/jobs.
Thank you so much for the part you are playing in helping us to strengthen our team. If you have any questions, please feel free to call me at (858) 724-6046 or email me at [email protected].
My best,
Kit Wells
Kit-Victoria (Weil) Wells
Culture & Communications Officer
Christopher Weil & Company, Inc.
Registered Investment Advisor
Investors - Managers - Advisors
11236 El Camino Real, Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92130
858-724-6046 (direct)
800-355-9345 (toll free)
858-724-6080 (fax)
www.cweil.com
If you are not interested but know someone that may be interested, please forward this message.
08/18/2020
Alum Samuel Bostick and partners are supporting the Black Alumni Scholarship Fund through their business Good Fishing, Inc.--Attractive Simple clothing including organic cotton Tees. By a great Tee and support student scholarships at the same time.
https://mailchi.mp/1c1d75b3d8bb/gf-logo-blackout-august
More Than A Reaction - August
02/15/2020
"What are UC San Diego Alumni doing?" you ask. Read below to find out.
History from Below
Vincent Brown writes war, empire, and slaves’ agency into the history of Atlantic slavery.
01/16/2020
Another fabulous U C San Diego Alum!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ko8Fxz_5w8w&feature=youtu.be
Dance your way to empowerment (no experience required) | Brian Bose | TEDxMinneapolis
When did being empowered become uncool? Claim your empowerment - through dance. Don't think you can dance? Brian will demonstrate that if you have a body, yo...
12/03/2019
Tomorrow, December 3rd, is "Giving Tuesday". Join me is making a donation to our scholarship funds. You may donate to the STEM or the Arts & Humanities Fund or both. https://www.givecentral.org/UCSD_BASF. This link will be good after Tuesday as well. Thank you for your support!
05/15/2019
Give tomorrow, 2/16/19, on U C San Diego's 1st Giving Day. Support the Black Alumni Scholarship Fund by donating to our funds at The San Diego Foundation. The links are below, above the image of the Sun God.
01/15/2019
Author Talk: The Existence of the Mixed Race Damnés by Daphne Taylor-Garcia
When: Wednesday, January 16 | 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Where: San Diego Central Library 330 Park Blvd., San Diego, CA 92101
Cost: FREE
Join UCSD professor Daphne Taylor-Garcia for a discussion of her new book The Existence of the Mixed Raced Damnés about mixed race Latinx peoples in the Americas and their experiences of race and colonialism. Connecting to contemporary debates about race and Latinx peoples, the book explores issues of class, race, and gender power relations by connecting an analysis of the lived experience with social structures. Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing by the author. Registration for this program is encouraged. https://sandiego.librarymarket.com/author-talk-daphne-taylor-garcia
Author Talk: Professor Daphne Taylor-Garcia, "The Existence of the Mixed Raced Damnés"
Join UCSD professor Daphne Taylor-Garcia for a discussion of her new book The Existence of the Mixed Race Damnés about mixed race Latinx peoples in the Americas and their experiences of race and colonialism. Registration encouraged. Please scroll down.
10/05/2018
Support Black Student Excellence
Help UC San Diego raise $3,500 for the project: Support Black Student Excellence. Your gift will make a difference!
05/21/2018
As an active member of the Black Alumni Council, you will support these wonderful student and share in meaningful FUN! Photos of the May 18th Faculty/Scholars Meet & Greet.
05/13/2018
SAVE THE DATE:
UCSD Alumni weekend with Black Alumni twist
COME FOR THE NOSTALGIA. STAY FOR THE FUN. MAY 31 - JUNE 3
http://www.alumni.ucsd.edu/s/1170/bp17/interior.aspx?sid=1170&gid=1&pgid=8246
Alumni Weekend 2018
Stop by for a slice, then hang out for the memories to kick-in. Alumni will be taking over the Roundtable patio for a college-era lunchtime event featuring games, music and, of course, pizza! Cost: Free
05/11/2018
UCSD alumna is Sixth College, jasmine Sankofa, urges us to consider mothers who are incarcerated during this Mother’s Day/Dia de las Madres season.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/05/11/mothers-day-lets-not-forget-us-moms-locked-away
To learn more about the “Black Mama’s Bailout Day” see link in the article or below in the comments.
Let’s show appreciation of our fellow for doing this important advocacy work!
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jasmine Sankofa double majored in Critical Gender Studies and Sociology and completed a minor in African American studies. Currently serving as the Aryeh Neier Fellow at Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union. jasmine works in the US Program, focusing on human rights violations within the criminal justice system. Before joining Human Rights Watch, jasmine clerked for the Honorable Ronald L. Ellis of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and was a Women's Law and Public Policy Fellow placed at a harm reduction agency serving persons engaged in s*x work and/or drug use in Washington, D.C. jasmine graduated from UCLA School of Law with specializations in Critical Race Studies and Public Interest Law and Policy. While in law school, jasmine was a student in the Youth & Justice and International Human Rights clinics, and interned at the Vera Institute of Justice, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services in South Africa, and the Los Angeles HIV Law and Policy Project.
On Mother’s Day, Let’s Not Forget US Moms Locked Away
As Mother’s Day approaches, we should not forget an entire group of moms who are often ignored: the 214,000 women incarcerated in the United States, most of whom are moms with minor children.
04/14/2018
The 40 Under 40 awards will be presented during UC San Diego’s Alumni Weekend, May 31 to June 3. More information about the awards, including a list of all 40 honorees, can be found here.
Not all heroes wear capes. From a doctor who developed the cure for Hepatitis C to an actress who is helping refugees from war-torn countries, these heroes are among the alumni to be honored for disrupting the status quo to build a better world at UC San Diego Alumni’s 40 Under 40 awards. Read more: https://bit.ly/2HiEoN4
03/05/2018
UC San Diego Alumna...
Encinitas artist carves out a lasting impression
Manuelita Brown is a mathematician and sculptor featured in the "Legacy in Black" art exhibit organized by the San Diego African American Museum of Fine Art and on display at the San Diego History Center in Balboa Park. She resides in Encinitas.
02/28/2018
The San Diego Foundation lends support to raising funds for the Black Alumni Scholarship Fund. https://www.sdfoundation.org/news-events/sdf-news/ucsd-black-alumni-scholarships-increase-classroom-diversity/?utm_source=newsletter-0218&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=SDF%20News
The article contains links to facilate your donation!
How UCSD Black Alumni Scholarships Increase Classroom Diversity
Learn how UC San Diego Black Alumni Scholarships are increasing classroom diversity and helping students and staff broaden their understanding of the world.
02/17/2018
Our scholarship funds are featured in today's blog by The San Diego Foundation. https://www.sdfoundation.org/news-events/sdf-news/ucsd-black-alumni-scholarships-increase-classroom-diversity/
How UCSD Black Alumni Scholarships Increase Classroom Diversity
Learn how UC San Diego Black Alumni Scholarships are increasing classroom diversity and helping students and staff broaden their understanding of the world.
02/12/2018
Public art on campus representing Black and Brown people that exists because of student activism--35 minutes of time well spent to view. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAhmNWbutDM&feature=youtu.be
Chicano Legacy: Students Empowering Students
The Chicano Legacy Mural was commissioned at UCSD in 2011 as a response to racist incidents at UCSD. The film explores how the first ever permanent, minority...
11/22/2017
The Black Student Union is celebrating 50 years of fostering community, advocating for change and enhancing the experience of Black students here at UC San Diego. On December 4, come to campus and join the Kwanzaa Celebration, honoring African-American & Pan-African family, community and culture.
Cost
Free
Parking Information
$2/hr at Gilman Parking Structure
Date: 12/4/2017
Time: 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Primary Contact
Zarah Idos
[email protected]
Location:
Price Center West Ballrooms A & B
UC San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093
10/14/2017
Sculpting Sojourner
The Sojourner Truth maquette will be in an exhibit (along with 5 additional of my sculptures) at the San Diego History Center https://www.balboapark.org/museums/history-center. You are invited to the opening reception (RSVP required) of Legacy in Black presented by San Diego African American Museum of Fine Art. November 4, 2017; 6:00 - 8:00 PM . RSVP to [email protected] or call (619) 232-6203 x 111
10/12/2017
Click here to support Lumumba Zapata Soccer Squad Jerseys organized by Nicholas Taylor
If you haven't heard, one of our Black Alumni Scholars is forming a soccer team and wants support to purchase jerseys. Check it out & help him out: https://www.gofundme.com/lumuba-zapata-soccer-squad-jerseys?utm_source=internal&utm_medium=email&utm_content=campaign_title&utm_campaign=donation_receiptv5
gofundme.com
Hi everyone, my name is Nicholas Taylor and I will be the captain of my very own soccer team that will be competing in UC San Diego's intramural league this Winter quarter. I believe that being an unrepresented student at UC San Diego comes with various challenges that go far beyond academics. On...
08/18/2017
Alum and Former Student Regent, Otis Watson, with Janet Napolitano, President of the UC system met at the California Black Chamber of Commerce Annual Ron Brown Economic Conference, at the Airport Hilton Hotel in Oakland California. Janet was the Thursday Luncheon Speaker on Thursday, August 17 , 2017.
07/21/2017
A continuing student receiving our support for a second year--very happy parents. She was helpful to one of our new students by sharing her positive experience last year.
07/21/2017
Mom is a proud Triton alum, now daughter will join us.
07/21/2017
Dad has been waiting a long time to wear this t-shirt, he said. I'm happy we could help it happen with a scholarship for his daughter.
07/21/2017
You can see in this photo 5 of the students that BAC & BASF are supporting with scholarships.
05/18/2017
Black Alumni & Friends Social Hour
Friday June 9, 5:00-6:30 PM, Puesto San Diego
Join us for some beloved Mexican food and refreshments as we enjoy the lovely views from Puesto at The Headquarters, Seaport District (789 West Harbor Drive, Suite 155, San Diego, CA 92101). This will be our inaugural Black Alumni & Friends program as part of Alumni Weekend. Be a part of history.
At this social hour, you'll have a chance to meet other professionals, graduating seniors and friends of the BAC as we network, hear about the accomplishments and visions for the BAC all while kicking-off the summer in America's finest city!
Questions? Contact Fnann Keflezighi '11 at [email protected], Chair, Alumni Engagement Committee of the BAC.
RSVP at http://www.alumni.ucsd.edu/s/1170/index.aspx?sid=1170&gid=1&pgid=7627&utm_source=Event%20Invitation&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=BAC
Following the relaxed networking Social Hour, let's connect with other UC San Diego alumni at Art + Cocktails at the nearby San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art. We will groove to the tunes of DJ/producer Shammy Dee '06 and kick off the evening with a talk by internationally recognized, award-winning visual artist Carrie Mae Weems, MFA '84, both proud Black alumni of UC San Diego. Can we say, ?
02/16/2017
Registration
Join the celebration at the 15th annual UJIMA Black History Scholarship Brunch: https://act.ucsd.edu/bhm_scholarshipbrunch/ February 25th, 2017
act.ucsd.edu
02/16/2017
Alondra Nelson Will Be the Next President of the Social Science Research Council
One of our own: https://www.jbhe.com/2017/02/alondra-nelson-will-be-the-next-president-of-the-social-science-research-council/
jbhe.com
Alondra Nelson, a professor of sociology and dean of social science at Columbia University in New York City, will serve as president of the Social Science Research Council for five years beginning …
12/31/2016
Give to Programs and Funds - The San Diego Foundation
Friends and Colleagues,
Today is the last day to make your 2016 contribution in support of Black students at UC San Diego. Follow the links below:
1. Arts and Humanities: https://www.sdfoundation.org/donors/donate-online/programs-funds/?pf=ucsd-arts-humanities
2. Engineering, Math or Science: https://www.sdfoundation.org/donors/donate-online/programs-funds/?pf=ucsd-ems
We are counting on your participation.
sdfoundation.org
To make your donation, fill out the form below. Note: After 7 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST), all donations will be processed the following business day. The San Diego Foundation has completed all sections of the Payment Card Industry’s Self Assessment Questionnaire resulting in a compliant rating...