How and when to remove children from their homes? A federal lawsuit raises thorny questions Associated Press 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. Two Penn faculty elected to the American Philosophical Society Paul Offit, the Maurice R. Hilleman Chair of Vaccinology in the Department of Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine, and director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; and Dorothy E. Roberts, the George A. Weiss University Professor of Law and Sociology and the Raymond Pace and Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander Professor of Civil Rights. (Images: (Left) Courtesy of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and (right) Sameer A. Khan) 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 Keisha-Khan Perry, anthropologist of Black social movements in the Americas, is the Presidential Penn Compact Associate Professor in Africana Studies. nocred 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. America’s mothers are suckers. And I say that with love 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. Crisis in Sudan: A Q&A with Ali Ali-Dinar Smoke rises from a building in Khartoum, Sudan, on April 19, 2023. The U.S. conducted its first organized evacuation of citizens and permanent residents from Sudan on April 29, two weeks into the conflict. (Image: AP Photo/Marwan Ali) Q&A 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. Black men grapple with mental health challenges 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. California’s Black recovery panel begins historic voting 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. Remembering Harry Belafonte Harry Belafonte speaking for peace and against nuclear weapons in 1981 in Bonn, Germany. (Image: Klaus Rose/AP Images) 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. Child welfare system is overloaded with racial disparities that impact Black families, experts say 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. A Texas family fought for weeks to regain custody of their newborn. Experts say the case shows how Black parents are criminalized 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. Load More
Two Penn faculty elected to the American Philosophical Society Paul Offit, the Maurice R. Hilleman Chair of Vaccinology in the Department of Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine, and director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; and Dorothy E. Roberts, the George A. Weiss University Professor of Law and Sociology and the Raymond Pace and Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander Professor of Civil Rights. (Images: (Left) Courtesy of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and (right) Sameer A. Khan) 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 Keisha-Khan Perry, anthropologist of Black social movements in the Americas, is the Presidential Penn Compact Associate Professor in Africana Studies. nocred 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.
America’s mothers are suckers. And I say that with love 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. Crisis in Sudan: A Q&A with Ali Ali-Dinar Smoke rises from a building in Khartoum, Sudan, on April 19, 2023. The U.S. conducted its first organized evacuation of citizens and permanent residents from Sudan on April 29, two weeks into the conflict. (Image: AP Photo/Marwan Ali) Q&A 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. Black men grapple with mental health challenges 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. California’s Black recovery panel begins historic voting 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. Remembering Harry Belafonte Harry Belafonte speaking for peace and against nuclear weapons in 1981 in Bonn, Germany. (Image: Klaus Rose/AP Images) 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. Child welfare system is overloaded with racial disparities that impact Black families, experts say 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. A Texas family fought for weeks to regain custody of their newborn. Experts say the case shows how Black parents are criminalized 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. Load More
Crisis in Sudan: A Q&A with Ali Ali-Dinar Smoke rises from a building in Khartoum, Sudan, on April 19, 2023. The U.S. conducted its first organized evacuation of citizens and permanent residents from Sudan on April 29, two weeks into the conflict. (Image: AP Photo/Marwan Ali) Q&A 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.
Black men grapple with mental health challenges 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. California’s Black recovery panel begins historic voting 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. Remembering Harry Belafonte Harry Belafonte speaking for peace and against nuclear weapons in 1981 in Bonn, Germany. (Image: Klaus Rose/AP Images) 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. Child welfare system is overloaded with racial disparities that impact Black families, experts say 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. A Texas family fought for weeks to regain custody of their newborn. Experts say the case shows how Black parents are criminalized 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. Load More
California’s Black recovery panel begins historic voting 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. Remembering Harry Belafonte Harry Belafonte speaking for peace and against nuclear weapons in 1981 in Bonn, Germany. (Image: Klaus Rose/AP Images) 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. Child welfare system is overloaded with racial disparities that impact Black families, experts say 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. A Texas family fought for weeks to regain custody of their newborn. Experts say the case shows how Black parents are criminalized 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. Load More
Remembering Harry Belafonte Harry Belafonte speaking for peace and against nuclear weapons in 1981 in Bonn, Germany. (Image: Klaus Rose/AP Images) 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.
Child welfare system is overloaded with racial disparities that impact Black families, experts say 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. A Texas family fought for weeks to regain custody of their newborn. Experts say the case shows how Black parents are criminalized 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. Load More
A Texas family fought for weeks to regain custody of their newborn. Experts say the case shows how Black parents are criminalized 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.