Mission The mission of the Center for Black Cultures, Resources, and Research (CBCRR) is to provide a just, safe, vibrant, inclusive, culturally supportive, and socio-ecologically sustainable space for Black Students, Faculty, and Staff. A home away from home where Black students can thrive and reach for their highest potential and hopefully discover their genius. The mission and work of the Center for Black Cultures, Resources and Research (CBCRR) is to create a home away from home for Black students, faculty, and staff at UC Irvine, to bolster and when necessary restore and rebuild a vibrant Black community on campus, to provide Black students from various walks of Black life and cultural experiences a place to center themselves within their cultural realities.