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Africana studies can save education—and the world
Education Week

Africana studies can save education—and the world

Ismael Jimenez of the Graduate School of Education writes that "Africana studies is an interdisciplinary field concerned with the study of Black people and history, but it also represents a foundational building block of a more just world."

‘Fight for it:’ Nikole Hannah-Jones on abolition, reparation, and building a more just future
Sarah J. Jackson and Nikole Hannah-Jones at the 2023 MLK Lecture in social justice

“You can’t get a colorblind society until you’ve addressed all of the effects of a race-specific society,” said Nikole Hannah-Jones in conversation with Sarah J. Jackson. “What the 1619 Project is trying to do is to really complexify and subvert these myths about America.” (Image: Eddy Marenco)

‘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.

Kristina García

‘Embodying love’ at the Martin Luther King Jr. Interfaith Commemoration
A man speaks at a podium with a woman waiting behind him. The screen says "An Interfaith Commemoration of the Life of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr."

Graduate student Ayo Aladesanmi spoke about the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. (Image: Damien Townsville)

‘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.

Kristina García

A different kind of learning loss
Philadelphia Inquirer

A different kind of learning loss

In a Q&A, Camille Z. Charles of the School of Arts & Sciences discusses the behavioral changes she’s seen in her classroom since the start of the pandemic.

The 28th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service is back in person
Walkers cup lit candles with mittened hands as snow falls on College Hall

The 28th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service will conclude with a candlelight vigil including songs and quotations from King. (Image: University of Pennsylvania/Flickr)

The 28th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service is back in person

With lectures, community service projects, and informational events, the Day of Service and Commemorative Symposium unites the Penn community through social change.

Kristina García

Last cut for neighborhood barber after 70 years in West Philadelphia
Philadelphia Inquirer

Last cut for neighborhood barber after 70 years in West Philadelphia

Howard Stevenson of the Graduate School of Education says that Black men share intimate and personal stories in barbershops, making them ideal places to help deal with emotional and physical trauma.

Museum works to repatriate artifacts looted from West Africa
PBS NewsHour

Museum works to repatriate artifacts looted from West Africa

The redesigned Africa Galleries at the Penn Museum seeks to return artifacts and transform narratives of colonization, with remarks from Tukufu Zuberi of the School of Arts & Sciences and the Museum and Christopher Woods, director of the Museum.

Abolition and the child welfare system w/ Dorothy Roberts
KPFA

Abolition and the child welfare system w/ Dorothy Roberts

On an episode of “Law and Disorder,” PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts addresses the widespread impact and damage done to Black Americans by agencies like Child Protective Services.