Performers, poets and partygoers returned to the Covel Grand Horizon Room for the Afrikan Diaspora LLC’s annual Black Extravaganza on Feb. 13. The two-act event consisted of performances from student organizations and soloists, and the intermission gave attendees the opportunity to eat and take pictures at a photo-op station.

This post was updated Feb. 18 at 11:32 p.m.
Vibrant spotlights, R&B music and soul food filled De Neve Residential Restaurant on Thursday evening for its Black History Month Celebration Dinner.

This post was updated Dec. 16 at 8:32 p.m.
UCLA’s chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha is celebrating 100 years of community and belonging.
Alpha Kappa Alpha – a Black Greek-letter sorority – was founded at Howard University in 1908.

The Afrikan Student Union is reviving Black Wednesday, a decades old tradition that aims to cultivate community and visibility for Black Bruins.
Maleeyah Frazier, the ASU’s chairperson, said the tradition – where Black students gather at the Bruin Bear every Wednesday – emerged in the 1990s.

This post was updated Oct. 23 at 7:24 p.m.
I helped organize a protest in response to the murder of George Floyd in 2020.
Years later, students filled Dickson Plaza, once again calling for justice.

This post was updated Oct. 9 at 10:51 p.m.
Black transfer students connected with other Bruins and learned about on-campus resources at a Sept. 30 welcome event.

Michaela Onyenwere will return to her Alma mater as an assistant coach for UCLA women’s basketball team, the team announced Tuesday morning. 
The former Bruin forward played in Westwood from 2017 to 2021 before she was selected sixth overall in the 2021 WNBA Draft.