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

Art & Culture
Joseph Bass: The Legacy of a Pioneering Newspaperman
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

News & Lab Updates

Happenings in and around the Bass Lab

News & Updates
Issa Rae receives the Charlotta Bass Journalism & Justice Lab’s 2026 Media Trailblazer Award
Social Justice
Family Separation: The Legacy Behind the Policies
Art & Culture
Location Spotlight: Eso Won Bookstore
News & Updates
Celebrating a Visionary: Issa Rae to receive the Media Trailblazer Award at an Exclusive Evening with the Charlotta Bass Journalism & Justice Lab.
Art & Culture
Issa Rae, Imperfection, and Explosive Authenticity
Social Justice
Radical Hope: Remembering Dr. King
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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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