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The truth about the adoption option
Ms. Magazine

The truth about the adoption option

PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts breaks down the adoption fallacy of the Supreme Court Dobbs decision.

U.S. considers asking Black Americans on census if they are slave descendants
The Wall Street Journal

U.S. considers asking Black Americans on census if they are slave descendants

Camille Z. Charles of the School of Arts & Sciences says that it would be easier to fill in information gaps about Black immigrant wealth and educational representation if there were better ways to document the Black population.

U.S. study unearths Persian origins of Swahili people
Jerusalem Post

U.S. study unearths Persian origins of Swahili people

According to the East Africa Living Encyclopedia at the School of Arts & Sciences, archaeological evidence suggests that the Swahili have inhabited Eastern Africa since the first century CE.

Botswana’s president discusses good governance, democracy
The president of Botswana smiles as he sits on a stage in front of the flag of his nation next to a bouquet of light blue and white flowers

President Mokgweetsi Masisi came to Penn campus to discuss his nation’s success stories and how he’s tackled challenges.

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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.

Kristen de Groot

New York Times journalist Brent Staples and Penn’s Tukufu Zuberi in conversation
Tukufu Zuberi (left) and Brent Staples

Tukufu Zuberi, the Lasry Family Professor of Race Relations in Penn’s departments of Sociology and Africana Studies, and New York Times journalist Brent Staples.

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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.

Michele W. Berger

Dorothy Roberts says it’s time to abolish the child welfare system
KALW

Dorothy Roberts says it’s time to abolish the child welfare system

PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts appears on “Your Call” to discuss her new book, “Torn Apart,” which argues that the child welfare system should be abolished and replaced with a radically different way of supporting families.

Black Puerto Rican history
Daniel Morales-Armstrong sits on a park bench in front of Penn's College Hall

Africana Studies and History Ph.D. candidate Daniel Morales-Armstrong’s research looks at Black Puerto Rican history.

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Black Puerto Rican history

Ph.D. candidate Daniel Morales-Armstrong’s research considers whose voices and narratives prevail and whose are plagued by silences.

Kristen de Groot

‘Mecca is Burning’ play mixes drama, poetry at the Annenberg Center
Composite photo of “Mecca is Burning" cast members

The cast of “Mecca is Burning.” Top row, left to right: Steven Peacock Jacoby, Kenya Wilson, Imana Breaux, Benjamin Rowe; bottom row, left to right: Ashlee Danielle, Alyssa Carter, Alton Ray, and Yohanna Florentino.

(Image: Courtesy of Penn Live Arts)

‘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.