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Jennifer Richeson on Perceptions of Racial Inequality
Social Science Bites
August 2, 2021

Jennifer Richeson on Perceptions of Racial Inequality

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Why is Interdisciplinary Research on Race and Racism So Important?
Interdisciplinarity
May 31, 2021

Why is Interdisciplinary Research on Race and Racism So Important?

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On the Other Side of Racism Awareness: Interviews
Insights
December 9, 2020

On the Other Side of Racism Awareness: Interviews

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This Moment, And the Next Steps for Social Change
International Debate
September 18, 2020

This Moment, And the Next Steps for Social Change

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Sherman James on John Henryism

Sherman James on John Henryism

Epidemiologist Sherman James outlines the hypothesis behind John Henryism – the idea that high-effort coping with expectations of achievement amid poverty or segregation can result in serious damage to the striver’s health.

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The Importance of Cultural and Social Awareness in Building LGBTQI Families

The Importance of Cultural and Social Awareness in Building LGBTQI Families

Marni Brown found herself pondering, “Why does race matter in this selection process and why do lesbians, in general, want their offspring to look like them? Is the desire for our children to look like us actuality a cover-up for racially driven decisions that perpetuate inequality in already marginalized communities?”

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What Kind of Moment Are We In?

What Kind of Moment Are We In?

Are we on the cusp of a vibrant social movement that will produce major transformations in our practices and policies? Or are we fated to see the communal expressions of grief and calls for change dissolve into contentious policy debates that may result in relatively modest reforms unequal to the fervent hopes now spinning in the streets?

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Why We Need Experiential Scholarship to Better Understand Racial Inequality

Why We Need Experiential Scholarship to Better Understand Racial Inequality

It wasn’t until I started doing a degree in gender studies that I was told it was OK to use the first […]

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In Search of Today’s Fannie Lou Hamers and Martin Luther Kings

In Search of Today’s Fannie Lou Hamers and Martin Luther Kings

Vincent Adejumo says that his scholarship in the discipline of black politics can explain why there aren’t any national African American leaders at this moment, filling roles like Martin Luther King Jr., Fannie Lou Hamer and others once did.

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Finding Hope From Seeing the George Floyd Protesters

Finding Hope From Seeing the George Floyd Protesters

Seeing people stream out onto the streets is probably the most hopeful Akwugu Emejulu has been since the start of the pandemic. Amid mass death, incompetent and vengeful leadership and economic collapse, people join together to demand more and better for themselves.

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‘Detoxing from Academia’: One Black Scholar’s Journey

‘Detoxing from Academia’: One Black Scholar’s Journey

JeffriAnne Wilder, a sociologist and leading scholar specializing in diversity, race relations and women’s empowerment, has almost two decades of experience in higher education. In this interview, she details who influenced — from her mom to bell hooks — and why she left her tenured professorship to work for a non-profit.

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Reflections of an Activist Scholar: Henry Louis Taylor, Jr.

Reflections of an Activist Scholar: Henry Louis Taylor, Jr.

The University at Buffalo’s Henry Louis Taylor, Jr.’s’s role as an activist, as a scholar (“I am an activist turned scholar, not a scholar turned activist”), an urban planner and an historian, are explored in the wake of him receiving the Marilyn J. Gittell Activist Scholar Award from the Urban Affairs Association.

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