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Africana Studies
Two Penn faculty elected to the American Philosophical Society
Two Penn faculty elected to the American Philosophical Society
Paul Offit and Dorothy Roberts have been recognized for extraordinary accomplishments in their fields.
Truth-teller: Keisha-Khan Y. Perry, anthropologist of Black social movements
Truth-teller: Keisha-Khan Y. Perry, anthropologist of Black social movements
Keisha-Khan Perry, anthropologist of Black social movements in the Americas, is the Presidential Penn Compact Associate Professor in Africana Studies.
Crisis in Sudan: A Q&A with Ali Ali-Dinar
Crisis in Sudan: A Q&A with Ali Ali-Dinar
The Sudanese scholar and senior lecturer in the Department of Africana Studies offers some background that led to the recent violence and potential paths to peace.
Remembering Harry Belafonte
Remembering Harry Belafonte
Tukufu Zuberi describes meeting the musician-turned-activist, plus how Belafonte used his talents for good and what legacy he leaves behind.
Botswana’s president discusses good governance, democracy
Botswana’s president discusses good governance, democracy
President Mokgweetsi Masisi spoke with Penn Professor Wale Adebanwi at the second annual Distinguished Lecture in African Studies.
New York Times journalist Brent Staples and Penn’s Tukufu Zuberi in conversation
New York Times journalist Brent Staples and Penn’s Tukufu Zuberi in conversation
At the inaugural W.E.B. Du Bois Lecture in Public Social Science, the two discussed Du Bois’ legacy and influence, Staples’ personal and professional journey, and the importance of speaking truth to power.
Black Puerto Rican history
Black Puerto Rican history
Ph.D. candidate Daniel Morales-Armstrong’s research considers whose voices and narratives prevail and whose are plagued by silences.
‘Mecca is Burning’ play mixes drama, poetry at the Annenberg Center
‘Mecca is Burning’ play mixes drama, poetry at the Annenberg Center
“Mecca is Burning,” a commissioned piece that will world premiere at the Annenberg Center this weekend, is a two-act play that takes an artful—but candid—look at race in the U.S.
‘Fight for it:’ Nikole Hannah-Jones on abolition, reparation, and building a more just future
‘Fight for it:’ Nikole Hannah-Jones on abolition, reparation, and building a more just future
Nikole Hannah-Jones, award-winning journalist and author of the 1619 Project, delivered the 22nd annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture in Social Justice on Jan. 25 in conversation with Sarah Jackson of the Annenberg School for Communication.
‘Embodying love’ at the Martin Luther King Jr. Interfaith Commemoration
‘Embodying love’ at the Martin Luther King Jr. Interfaith Commemoration
At the Interfaith Commemoration and award ceremony, student speakers and performers reflected on the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., and six Penn community members were honored for working towards positive social change.
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How and when to remove children from their homes? A federal lawsuit raises thorny questions
PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts explains why the child welfare system can be particularly risky for Black and Indigenous families.
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Slate.com
America’s mothers are suckers. And I say that with love
In an Op-Ed featuring a quote from PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts, Tess Wilkinson-Ryan of Penn Carey Law writes that American capitalism has commodified motherhood, shifting it from a “social good” to a “personal choice” when women ask for support.
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Washington Informer
Black men grapple with mental health challenges
Howard C. Stevenson of the Graduate School of Education says that people should place less emphasis on whether Black men are resistant to therapy and more on understanding the contexts in which they already feel comfortable discussing their feelings and traumas.
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Bharat Express (India)
California’s Black recovery panel begins historic voting
Mary Frances Berry of the School of Arts & Sciences says that a California task force’s efforts to address reparations should be encouraging to advocates across the country.
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Yahoo! News
Child welfare system is overloaded with racial disparities that impact Black families, experts say
PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts says that Black families have been entangled in the child welfare system since the time of slavery, when they were routinely separated.
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CNN
A Texas family fought for weeks to regain custody of their newborn. Experts say the case shows how Black parents are criminalized
PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts says that decisions to report neglect and abuse to the child welfare system are largely shaped by racist stereotypes of Black families.
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