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The Black Studies Department Yoga Collective Presents: Black Yoga for Everybody - Join Professors Strings, Strongman, and Tinsley on 4/28/25 for "Flow w/ Black Studies"
Join us this Spring for these upcoming events as we center Black joy, healing, and movement...
UCSB Department of Black Studies: Now Accepting Applications for 2025-26AY Dissertation Fellowship

Please click the link for more info and apply by May 6th 2025 to ensure full consideration by...

"The Takeover" - Documentary Film produced by Black Studies Major, Zoe McCullough, and Natalia "Rosie" Bultman, News Director, KCSB. Selected by the Black San Diego Film Festival!

The Takeover: Student Activism and The Fight for Black Studies at UC Santa Barbara

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"What can I do with a major or minor in Black Studies?" (Anonymous UCSB Undergraduate) Read our Department's answer!

"What can I do with a major or minor in Black Studies?" - Anonymous UCSB Undergraduate

Professor Omise'eke Tinsley wins 2023 John Leo & Dana Heller Award for Best Single Work, Anthology, Multi-Authored, or Edited Book in LGBTQ Studies, PACA & PCA

Professor Omise'eke Tinsley' The Color Pynk  wins 2023 John Leo & Dana Heller Award for Best Single Work, Anthology, Multi-Authored, or Edited Book in LGBTQ Studies, Popular and American Culture Association (PACA) / Popular Culture Association (PCA)

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

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