In honor of Black History Month, Daily Bruin Video is exploring UCLA’s own history, along with its famous African American alumni. Alprentice “Bunchy” Carter was a community leader and radical activist whose legacy – alongside his friend and colleague, John Huggins – is commemorated every year in Campbell Hall by the Afrikan Student Union.
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Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1965 speech at UCLA
In honor of Black History Month, Daily Bruin Video is exploring UCLA’s own history regarding the Civil Rights Movement. Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech in 1965 – three months before the passage of the Voting Rights Act – was one of the largest milestones in that history.
Black History Month at UCLA: Ralph Bunche
In honor of Black History Month, Daily Bruin Video is exploring UCLA’s own history through its famous African-American alumni. Ralph Bunche was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize and fought his entire life for equal rights for African-Americans.
Celebrating Black History Month: Jackie Robinson
In honor of Black History Month, Daily Bruin Video is exploring UCLA’s own history through its famous African-American alumni. Jackie Robinson was perhaps one of UCLA’s most famous alumni, and became deeply involved in civil rights activism after his groundbreaking baseball career.
Video: UCLA Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory unveils new robot concierge
UCLA professor Dennis Hong and his team at the Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory guide visitors at the UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center through the present and future of robotics, and unveil Southern California’s first robot concierge.