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. 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.

This post was updated July 20 at 9:56 p.m.
Michaela Onyenwere dreamed of becoming a dentist when she committed to UCLA in 2016.
Almost a decade later, Onyenwere isn’t pulling teeth or filling cavities – she’s sinking 3-pointers on women’s basketball’s biggest stage as a forward for the Chicago Sky.

This post was updated May 22 at 9:43 p.m.
Community and tradition inspire the performers of the Old-Time String Band and African American Music Ensemble.
Each class of musical performers has shared a passion for traditional old-time Americana and African American gospel for years.

UCLA alumnus and playwright Rickérby Hinds penned what he says will be his very last play.
“The Last Play by Rickérby Hinds” will see its world premiere at the Los Angeles Theatre Center on April 26th.

Speakers at a David Geffen School of Medicine panel shared their career accomplishments and collective experiences as Black professionals in medicine Feb. 19.
The Legacy We Build: Celebrating Black Staff Excellence event – hosted by the DGSOM Office for Inclusive Excellence – recognized the contributions of Black professionals and aimed to foster a strong sense of community, according to the DGSOM website.

One of the first decisions organizers made when planning the Black Extravaganza was to cater food from Fixins – a downtown Los Angeles soul food restaurant.