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.
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A Texas family fought for weeks to regain custody of their newborn. Experts say the case shows how Black parents are criminalized Penn In the News 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. The truth about the adoption option Penn In the News 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 Penn In the News 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 Penn In the News 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 President Mokgweetsi Masisi came to Penn campus to discuss his nation’s success stories and how he’s tackled challenges. nocred 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. Load More
The truth about the adoption option Penn In the News 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 Penn In the News 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 Penn In the News 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 President Mokgweetsi Masisi came to Penn campus to discuss his nation’s success stories and how he’s tackled challenges. nocred 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. Load More
U.S. considers asking Black Americans on census if they are slave descendants Penn In the News 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 Penn In the News 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 President Mokgweetsi Masisi came to Penn campus to discuss his nation’s success stories and how he’s tackled challenges. nocred 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. Load More
U.S. study unearths Persian origins of Swahili people Penn In the News 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 President Mokgweetsi Masisi came to Penn campus to discuss his nation’s success stories and how he’s tackled challenges. nocred 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.
Botswana’s president discusses good governance, democracy President Mokgweetsi Masisi came to Penn campus to discuss his nation’s success stories and how he’s tackled challenges. nocred 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.