Center for Black Cultures, Resources and Research

Let Freedom ring! Juneteenth marks 157 years since the Union troops stormed Galveston Bay, Texas to enforce the emancipation of the remaining 250,000 enslaved African-Americans.

Although our ancestors had never lived in a world where slavery ceased to exist, following their emancipation, they immediately began to take their rightful place at the forefront of mobilization, community engagement, and entrepreneurship. During the Reconstruction Era, 265 Black delegates were elected, 16 African Americans served in Congress, over 600 were elected to the state legislature, and hundreds served in local offices.

By the 1880s there was a large surge in Black-owned businesses as Black barbershops, tailors, banks, schools, and retail shops were created to cater to our communities. We are here today because of the fearless lineage of Black leaders that came before us and created safe spaces for our people when there weren’t any. To honor those that paved the way, we’re celebrating Black excellence in a historic way!

Posted • We at the CBCRR are conducting a survey to better understand the experiences and needs of Black students pursuing STEM or STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) fields at our UCI. Your feedback is invaluable in helping us create a more supportive and inclusive environment for all students.

This questionnaire seeks to gather insights into various aspects of your college experience and desired resources or programs. We want to know what initiatives or support systems would benefit you as a Black STEM student, and how we can improve your overall school experience. Your responses will help inform future efforts to enhance diversity, equity, and inclusion within STEM fields at our institution.

Link to survey: https://tinyurl.com/fcmfuyzs

Your participation is voluntary, and all responses will be kept confidential. Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts and experiences with us!

If you have any questions, please reach out to email [email protected], Michael Ekwueme, Special Assistant for the Center for Black Cultures.

Posted • 🖤🤍 RP from National HQs 🤍🖤

We are excited to introduce our 2024 National Scholarship to support the outstanding members of our NPHC sororities and fraternities. We aim to recognize the collegiate and graduate members who demonstrate academic excellence, leadership, and community service.

Share and apply by June 30, 2024.

https://form.jotform.com/nphcvptj/nphcscholarship2024

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Posted • Join us as we celebrate the outgoing class as they prepare to enter their next chapter of life.

Where: Irvine Barclay Theatre
When: June 5, 2024 at 7:00pm

Doors to the lobby open at 6:00pm

Link to reserve a ticket: https://tinyurl.com/2s38r4pm

*BE ON TIME*

Posted • CBCRR presents U/U Academic Advising Drop-In Hours on Wednesdays between 4-5pm during the following weeks accordingly:
Weeks:  2,4,6,8,10 (Dedra Butler)
Weeks:  3,5,7,9 (Tameyka Love)Meeting ID: 984 3904 2928

Posted • Wabruda: Men’s Group – Student support group for men of the Black/African diaspora. The Men’s Group is used within the Black community to educate and empower young Black men by providing positive role models and leaders to guide the next generation. Our goal is to improve the quality of life within our communities and enhance educational and economic opportunities for all of the African Diaspora. Our Men’s Group is open to faculty, staff, and students at UC Irvine. Please fill this form (https://tinyurl.com/uff399d) out if you would like to join

Starts Week 2 of each Quarter
Wednesdays at 5:30pm-7pm in the CBCRR
Facilitated by Adisa Ajamu, Director of the Center for Black Cultures, Resources & Research (CBCRR).

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Niobe Duke at [email protected] and Adisa Ajamu at [email protected]. Thank you in advance and have a great day.

Sista Circle Movie Night on Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 4pm-5:30pm | Center for Black Cultures. Come out and destress before midterms by watching a movie! We will have snacks!

RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/335bf49x

CBCRR Spring Quarter 2024 Week 9 Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/uci/cbcrr-spring-quarter-2024-week9-newsletter.

Join us as we celebrate the outgoing class as they prepare to enter their next chapter of life.

Where: Irvine Barclay Theatre
When: June 5, 2024 at 7:00pm

Doors to the lobby open at 6:00pm

Link to reserve a ticket: https://tinyurl.com/2s38r4pm

*BE ON TIME*

The Center is on a remote schedule today. Dr. Ajamu is available virtually via zoom and email all day. The Center will also be open Saturday from 11am until 5pm. Enjoy your day/weekend

Wabruda: Men’s Group – Student support group for men of the Black/African diaspora.

Wednesdays at 5:30pm-7pm in the CBCRR
Facilitated by Adisa Ajamu, Director of the Center for Black Cultures, Resources & Research (CBCRR).

RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/uff399d

Sista Circle Paint & Sip on Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 4pm-5:30pm | Center for Black Cultures. Take a break from class or work to paint some tote bags and canvases! We will have snacks!

Disclaimer: We will not be serving any alcoholic beverages. It will be sparkling cider or juice!

RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/2zssu43r

CBCRR Spring Quarter 2024 Week 8 Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/uci/cbcrr-spring-quarter-2024-week8-newsletter.

Next week general admission tickets will go live on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, @ 10:00 am and are on a first come first serve basis. General admission tickets are for current UCI student(s), family, friend(s) and community members. Last day to claim general admission tickets is Wednesday, June 5, 2024, @ 12:00pm or until sold out.

SPACE is a student support group for Q***r & Questioning folks of the African diaspora. SPACE acknowledges the unique burden of challenging hetero-normative and homophobic practices within the Black community while critiquing the neglect of the Black experience within the Q***r community. Understanding the intersections of identity, we stand in solidarity against racism and homophobia. Our SPACE is open to faculty, staff, and students at UC Irvine.

RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/utoozcl

Starts Week 2 of Winter & Spring Quarter
Mondays at 6pm-7pm | Center for Black Cultures
Facilitated by student leaders

Posted • Posted • Hola Anteaters! 🌸 Guess what? 🌸 Spring quarter is here, and that means... the Spanish hour is BACK! 💃🎉 Get ready to dive into the beauty of the Spanish language with us every week. 🫡✨ Whether you’re a beginner or fluent, join us for an hour filled with learning, laughter, and cultural exploration. 📚🌎 Let’s make this spring quarter one to remember! 🌷 🌼

A collaborative program hosted by The Latinx Resource Center and Center for Black Cultures, Resources and Research!

Spanish Hour is a safe space to practice Spanish learning skills and encourage our communities to learn new phrases, words, concepts, and culture in multiple variants of the Spanish language.

Snacks & de-stressing activities meanwhile we practice Spanish!

Starting: Week 3 ✨ Wednesday 4-5pm✨
Location: Newport Beach B, 4th Floor Student Center

CBCRR + Irvine NPHC presents Delta 101 on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm in the Center for Black Cultures.

Join Us to learn more about our Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and Get to Know some of the members from the community. Please fill out this form if you are interested in Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/mwd9etw2

For questions, contact Niobe Duke ([email protected]).

CBCRR presents U/U Academic Advising Drop-In Hours on Wednesdays between 4-5pm during the following weeks accordingly:

Weeks:  2,4,6,8,10 (Dedra Butler)
Weeks:  3,5,7,9 (Tameyka Love)Meeting ID: 984 3904 2928

Posted • The Center for Black Cultures Resources and Research and Irvine NPHC presents Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. events fewturing memebrs from the community. If you wanted to learn more information about the organization. make sure that you attend some of the events.

Please keep a lookout for the individual flyers for each event. If you have any questions, please contact Niobe Duke at [email protected].

The Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Finer Womanhood Scholarship provides support for deserving UCI women who exemplifies the founding principles of the Sorority:
Scholarship, Service, Sisterhood, and Finer Womanhood.

The scholarship is to be used for college expenses (i.e. books, supplies, fees, etc).

Scholarship Application Link: http://tinyurl.com/3nwx7ujy

Recommendation Form Link: http://tinyurl.com/2vyvda6s

DEADLINE FOR SCHOLARSHIP SUBMISSION: 11:59pm on Friday, June 7, 2024

Questions about the application, eligibility, or the scholarship purpose should be addressed to: Phyllis Hall, Ph.D., Scholarship Chair Email: [email protected].

Posted • Hola Anteaters! 🌸 Guess what? 🌸 Spring quarter is here, and that means... the Spanish hour is BACK! 💃🎉 Get ready to dive into the beauty of the Spanish language with us every week. 🫡✨ Whether you’re a beginner or fluent, join us for an hour filled with learning, laughter, and cultural exploration. 📚🌎 Let’s make this spring quarter one to remember! 🌷 🌼

A collaborative program hosted by The Latinx Resource Center and Center for Black Cultures, Resources and Research!

Spanish Hour is a safe space to practice Spanish learning skills and encourage our communities to learn new phrases, words, concepts, and culture in multiple variants of the Spanish language.

Snacks & de-stressing activities meanwhile we practice Spanish!

Starting: Week 3 ✨ Wednesday 4-5pm✨
Location: Newport Beach B, 4th Floor Student Center

CBCRR presents U/U Academic Advising Drop-In Hours on Wednesdays between 4-5pm during the following weeks accordingly:
Weeks:  2,4,6,8,10 (Dedra Butler)
Weeks:  3,5,7,9 (Tameyka Love)Meeting ID: 984 3904 2928

Wabruda: Men’s Group – Student support group for men of the Black/African diaspora. The Men’s Group is used within the Black community to educate and empower young Black men by providing positive role models and leaders to guide the next generation. Our goal is to improve the quality of life within our communities and enhance educational and economic opportunities for all of the African Diaspora. Our Men’s Group is open to faculty, staff, and students at UC Irvine. Please fill this form (https://tinyurl.com/uff399d) out if you would like to join

Starts Week 2 of each Quarter
Wednesdays at 5:30pm-7pm in the CBCRR
Facilitated by Adisa Ajamu, Director of the Center for Black Cultures, Resources & Research (CBCRR).

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Niobe Duke at [email protected] and Adisa Ajamu at [email protected]. Thank you in advance and have a great day.

Posted • The Center for Black Cultures, Resources & Research (CBCRR) presents Office Hours with Dr. Frances Diaz, the Director of the Counseling Center during Weeks 2, 6, & 8 on Wednesdays from 1pm-3pm in the Center for Black Cultures. Come and get to know Dr. Diaz, learn about her journey, and how her office can assist you psychologically and emotionally during your time at UCI.

Snacks will be provided!

Link: https://tinyurl.com/4juz24we

CBCRR presents U/U Academic Advising Drop-In Hours on Wednesdays between 4-5pm during the following weeks accordingly:

Weeks:  2,4,6,8,10 (Dedra Butler)
Weeks:  3,5,7,9 (Tameyka Love)

Meeting ID: 984 3904 2928

Posted • Hola Anteaters! 🌸 Guess what? 🌸 Spring quarter is here, and that means... the Spanish hour is BACK! 💃🎉 Get ready to dive into the beauty of the Spanish language with us every week. 🫡✨ Whether you’re a beginner or fluent, join us for an hour filled with learning, laughter, and cultural exploration. 📚🌎 Let’s make this spring quarter one to remember! 🌷 🌼

A collaborative program hosted by The Latinx Resource Center and Center for Black Cultures, Resources and Research!

Spanish Hour is a safe space to practice Spanish learning skills and encourage our communities to learn new phrases, words, concepts, and culture in multiple variants of the Spanish language.

Snacks & de-stressing activities meanwhile we practice Spanish!

Starting: Week 3 ✨ Wednesday 4-5pm✨
Location: Newport Beach B, 4th Floor Student Center
Rsvp: bit.ly/Spanish-Hour

Sista Circle Game Night on Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 4pm-5:30pm | Center for Black Cultures. Come out and play some video games on the Nintendo Switch and Wii. There may even be a competition with some prizes!

RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/2aytyjua