Opinion
Bunche Hall’s namesake, Angeleno and UCLA grad Ralph J. Bunche, was the first Black person to receive a Nobel Peace Prize, for bringing about an armistice in Palestine.
Oct. 12, 2021
Obituaries
Dec. 9, 1971
Movies
Ralph Bunche, who was the first African American to win the Nobel Peace Prize and one of the founders of the United Nations, presented the best picture Academy Award at the 23rd Oscar ceremony on March 29, 1951, at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood.
Feb. 28, 2016
California
City officials on Friday celebrated the opening of the Ralph Bunche Peace and Heritage Center at the former residence of the Nobel Peace Prize winner in South Los Angeles.
June 26, 2004
Books
Yitzhak Shamir, a leader of the so-called Stern Gang and the future prime minister of Israel, was one of the men who ordered the assassination of United Nations mediator Count Folke Bernadotte in 1948.
Nov. 3, 1993
Former U.N.
Dec. 10, 1971
Ceremony at Jefferson High, the peacemaker’s alma mater, honors the statesman and diplomat who helped write the U.N. charter.
Aug. 8, 2003
World & Nation
Re “Where have you gone, Ralph Bunche?”
Aug. 6, 2006
Rice and Powell have twisted the ideals that the statesman brought to diplomacy.
Aug. 2, 2006
May 23, 1969: Almost a year after UCLA’s 11-story social science building was constructed and named after Nobel Peace Prize winner Ralph Bunche, he returned to his alma mater for the formal dedication.
May 23, 2006