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 “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. ‘Embodying love’ at the Martin Luther King Jr. Interfaith Commemoration 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. 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 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. 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. Jeffery Leving: Illinois should follow federal guidance and stop charging parents for their kids’ foster care Chicago Tribune Jeffery Leving: Illinois should follow federal guidance and stop charging parents for their kids’ foster care PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts says that Black families are twice as likely as white families to be negatively affected by the foster care system. 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. The Clinton-era adoption law that still devastates Black families today Slate.com The Clinton-era adoption law that still devastates Black families today In an Op-Ed, PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts urges the repeal of the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 for its negative impact on Black families. 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. Load More
‘Fight for it:’ Nikole Hannah-Jones on abolition, reparation, and building a more just future “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.
‘Embodying love’ at the Martin Luther King Jr. Interfaith Commemoration 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.
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 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. 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. Jeffery Leving: Illinois should follow federal guidance and stop charging parents for their kids’ foster care Chicago Tribune Jeffery Leving: Illinois should follow federal guidance and stop charging parents for their kids’ foster care PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts says that Black families are twice as likely as white families to be negatively affected by the foster care system. 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. The Clinton-era adoption law that still devastates Black families today Slate.com The Clinton-era adoption law that still devastates Black families today In an Op-Ed, PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts urges the repeal of the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 for its negative impact on Black families. 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. Load More
The 28th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service is back in person 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.
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. Jeffery Leving: Illinois should follow federal guidance and stop charging parents for their kids’ foster care Chicago Tribune Jeffery Leving: Illinois should follow federal guidance and stop charging parents for their kids’ foster care PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts says that Black families are twice as likely as white families to be negatively affected by the foster care system. 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. The Clinton-era adoption law that still devastates Black families today Slate.com The Clinton-era adoption law that still devastates Black families today In an Op-Ed, PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts urges the repeal of the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 for its negative impact on Black families. 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. Load More
Jeffery Leving: Illinois should follow federal guidance and stop charging parents for their kids’ foster care Chicago Tribune Jeffery Leving: Illinois should follow federal guidance and stop charging parents for their kids’ foster care PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts says that Black families are twice as likely as white families to be negatively affected by the foster care system. 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. The Clinton-era adoption law that still devastates Black families today Slate.com The Clinton-era adoption law that still devastates Black families today In an Op-Ed, PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts urges the repeal of the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 for its negative impact on Black families. 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. Load More
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. The Clinton-era adoption law that still devastates Black families today Slate.com The Clinton-era adoption law that still devastates Black families today In an Op-Ed, PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts urges the repeal of the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 for its negative impact on Black families. 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. Load More
The Clinton-era adoption law that still devastates Black families today Slate.com The Clinton-era adoption law that still devastates Black families today In an Op-Ed, PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts urges the repeal of the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 for its negative impact on Black families. 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. Load More
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.