The Department of Black Studies is rooted in the Black Radical Tradition and recognizes the need to combat global antiblackness and intersectional injustice. 

Recent News

Professor Jeffrey Stewart Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

STATEMENT ON UCSB's ENCAMPMENT -  MAY 15, 2024

Urban Colonialscapes: Racial Apartheid and Spatial Insurgency (Online Seminar) || April 5th-June 15th 

March 7, 2024: Department of Black Studies + Students for Justice in Palestine + Academics for Justice in Palestine!!! 

Dr. Candice Lyons named "Black Star Assistant Professor of Black Studies" thanks to generous endowment from Mr. Otieno Okatch (UCSB, Class of '92)

  • The Cassandra Jaelie Stewart Memorial Fund

The Cassandra Jaelie Stewart Memorial Scholarship Fund