Past Events

February 19, 2024

60th Anniversary Arthur L. Throckmorton Lecture: Kelly Lytle Hernández on “Million Dollar Hoods: Using Maps, Data, and Archives to End Mass Incarceration in Los Angeles”

Los Angeles County operates the largest jail system in the United States, which incarcerates more people than any other nation on Earth. At a cost of nearly $1 billion annually, more than 20,000 people are caged every night in L.A.’s county jails and city lockups. But not every neighborhood is equally impacted by L.A.’s massive jail system. In fact, L.A.’s nearly billion-dollar jail budget is largely committed to incarcerating many people from just a few neighborhoods. In some communities, more than one-million dollars is spent annually on incarceration. These are L.A.’s Million Dollar Hoods.

Led by Prof. Kelly Lytle Hernández, the Million Dollar Hoods (MDH) research team maps and monitors how much local authorities spend on locking up residents in L.A.’s Million Dollar Hoods. Led by Black and Brown women and driven by formerly-incarcerated persons as well as residents of Million Dollar Hoods, the MDH team also provides the only full and public account of the leading causes of arrest in Los Angeles, revealing that drug possession and DUIs are the top booking charges in L.A.’s Million Dollar Hoods. Collectively, this data counters the popular misunderstanding that incarceration advances public safety by removing violent, serious offenders from the streets. In fact, local authorities are investing millions in locking up the County’s most economically vulnerable, geographically isolated, and racially marginalized populations for drug and alcohol-related crimes. This talk provides an introduction to the Million Dollar Hoods project, method, and impact.

October 26, 2023

BANNED: A Teach-In About the Attack on Ethnic Studies and Gender Studies

An opportunity for students to have conversation with L&C faculty in Ethnic Studies and Gender Studies.

April 12, 2023

61st Annual International Affairs Symposium

The theme of this year’s student-run symposium is Functions of Fear: Conflict, Compliance, Chaos

April 11, 2023

61st Annual International Affairs Symposium

The theme of this year’s student-run symposium is Functions of Fear: Conflict, Compliance, Chaos

April 10, 2023

61st Annual International Affairs Symposium

The theme of this year’s student-run symposium is Functions of Fear: Conflict, Compliance, Chaos

The Honorable Tulinabo Mushingi, US Ambassador to Angola and Sao Tome y Principe
March 15, 2023

Annual Ambassador Edward J. Perkins Distinguished Speaker Series Address

Please join us for an evening with the Honorable Tulinabo Mushingi, United States Ambassador to Angola and Sao Tome y Principe. The title of his talk is “From Eastern Congo to Foggy Bottom: the improbable journey of an American Diplomat.”

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