Bearing Witness

The journal of West Coast Black media and culture

Innovation
Second Draft Project exhibit debuts in Wallis Annenberg Hall, showcasing Black media activism and innovation

The installation brings to life Dr. Allissa Richardson’s award-winning book, Bearing Witness While Black: African Americans, Smartphones and the New Protest Journalism.
TOP STORIES
  1. Innovation
    Bass Lab welcomes Atty. S. Lee Merritt to the Second Draft Project
  2. News & Updates
    HOORAE Media’s Lydia Zenaye closes out Fall Lunch & Learn series with the ‘inside scoop’ on breaking into the industry
  3. Art & Culture
    The Bass Lab spends three evenings in Solange’s El Dorado Ballroom

From the Archives

Exploring how yesterday’s history shapes today’s headlines

Social Justice
Who’s Really Being Targeted by Blanket Deportation?
Opinion
Pain is Not a Right of Passage
Black Power Movement
Partners in Protest: The Brown Berets and the Black Panther Party
Black and white photo of four students conducting a non-violent sit-in at the F.W. Woolworth Department Store lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Bass & Beyond
The Tactics of Dissent: Understanding Different Types of Protest
Bass & Beyond
Coastal Connections: Charlotta Bass, Martin Luther King, and Cesar Chavez
Bass & Beyond
Charlotta Bass and the Zoot Suit Riots: A Voice Emerges for Justice

News & Lab Updates

Happenings in and around the Bass Lab

Social Justice
A Legacy of Resistance: Black Athletes and the Backlash to Protest
Social Justice
Sociologist Brittany Freidman Challenged Mass incarceration in “Carceral Apartheid”
News & Updates
“We’re All Connected”: Filmmaker Tevin Tavares on Community, Authenticity, and Storytelling
Site Visits
Rep. Jasmine Crockett and Bryan Tyler Cohen Discuss the Battle for American Democracy
Social Justice
Is Protest a Demand or a Warning? Recasting Demonstrations as Signals of Imminent Rupture
Education
From Local News to Fox Soul: Niele Anderson on Advocacy, Black Media, and Intentional Networking
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Education

Second Draft Project students visit the Fisher Museum of Art
Education

Spotify hosts USC Bass Lab at its Los Angeles HQ
Innovation

Go behind the scenes with Dr. Shabazz’s Second Draft Project interview shoot
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