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Charles V. Hamilton, 1929-2023: The Philosopher Behind ‘Black Power’
Career
March 5, 2024

Charles V. Hamilton, 1929-2023: The Philosopher Behind ‘Black Power’

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Norman B. Anderson, 1955-2024: Pioneering Psychologist and First Director of OBSSR
Impact
March 4, 2024

Norman B. Anderson, 1955-2024: Pioneering Psychologist and First Director of OBSSR

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How African Ubuntu Might Help Decolonize Research
Business and Management INK
September 26, 2022

How African Ubuntu Might Help Decolonize Research

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Emancipating Women 
Industry
July 5, 2022

Emancipating Women 

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As a Black Sociologist and a Mom, What I’ve Learned Listening to Other Black Moms During Pandemic

As a Black Sociologist and a Mom, What I’ve Learned Listening to Other Black Moms During Pandemic

Loren Henderson describes her work with BarBara Scott as part of a small body of descriptive research, mostly by researchers of color, countering negativity and victim-blaming in earlier studies of Black families.

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How Race Influences and Amplifies Backlash Against Outspoken Women

How Race Influences and Amplifies Backlash Against Outspoken Women

When women break gender norms, the most negative reactions may come from people of the same race.

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What Does the Data Tell Us About Black Coaches, the NFL and Discrimination

What Does the Data Tell Us About Black Coaches, the NFL and Discrimination

There are a lot of factors that play into deciding on who to hire as a head coach in the NFL. Looking at the data, race is one of them.

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Indigenous Anthropologists Call for Doing Land Acknowledgement Better

Indigenous Anthropologists Call for Doing Land Acknowledgement Better

The Association of Indigenous Anthropologists requested that the American Anthropological Association officially pause land acknowledgments and the related practice of the welcoming ritual, in which Indigenous persons open conferences with prayers or blessings.

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Making Sense of Religion in America Through Critical Race Theory

Making Sense of Religion in America Through Critical Race Theory

As a scholar of religious studies, I frequently use critical race theory as a tool to better understand how religion operates in American society. While critical race theorists initially focused on how race has been embedded in our legal system, the theory can also help us think about how race is entrenched in religious institutions.

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A Quick Primer on Critical Race Theory

A Quick Primer on Critical Race Theory

The development of critical race theory by legal scholars such as Derrick Bell and Kimberle Crenshaw was largely a response to the slow legal progress and setbacks faced by African Americans from the end of the Civil War, in 1865, through the end of the civil rights era, in 1968.

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It Is Not a Joke: Racist Humor Normalizes Anti-Asian Racism and Must Stop

It Is Not a Joke: Racist Humor Normalizes Anti-Asian Racism and Must Stop

For decades, American society has normalized the presence of anti-Asian humor. Caricatured on television, belittled at comedy clubs, targeted on social media, and mocked in private conversations, this subtle, yet widely accepted form of racism dehumanizes the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community.

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Violence Against Asians in U.S. Rests on Racism. Period.

Violence Against Asians in U.S. Rests on Racism. Period.

Race can play a role in violence and prejudice, even if the offender does not clearly express a racist intent.

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