ANNUAL PUBLIC LECTURE

DECADES OF KNOWLEDGE SHARING

CSRPC's signature event, the Annual Public Lecture, features distinguished public intellectuals whose work enhances our understanding of the centrality of racism and white supremacy in the systems we inhabit, and instigates action toward a more just campus, city, and world.

2026 SPEAKER

Robin D. G. Kelley

Distinguished Professor and Gary B. Nash Endowed Chair in U.S. History at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

This spring, we are honored to welcome Robin D. G. Kelley, a leading historian of social movements, cultural politics, and the Black radical imagination, for our annual public lecture. Kelley’s work explores how communities have struggled for freedom, how protest movements take shape, and how imagining new futures is itself a powerful form of resistance. His scholarship connects history to the present moment, offering tools to better understand protest, democracy, and the possibilities of social change—making his work especially relevant today.

Getting to know Robin D.G. Kelley

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