Martha S. Jones, Presidential Bicentennial Professor, Arthur F Thurnau Professor, Professor of History, Afroamerican and African Studies, and Adjunct Professor of Law Megan Sweeney, Arthur F Thurnau Professor, Associate Professor of English Language and Literature, Afroamerican and African Studies and Women’s Studies Tiya Miles, Mary Henrietta Graham Distinguished University Professor of African American Women’s History, … Read more
This interdisciplinary, mini-conference will focus on racial inequality as it manifests in relation to the lived experiences of black Americans. Throughout the day, panelists will discuss the criminal justice system and state violence against black people, economic inequality and immobility, inequities in healthcare and education, and issues pertaining to race and the environment. For more information and to register for the event please visit: myumi.ch/6wXPv Graduate … Read more
Amara Marley Brandi Smith Satrise Tillman Lance Hicks, MSW Tyffanie Walton, EIS Moderator: Maureen D. Connolly, MD, Department of Pediatrics, Henry Ford Health System Detroit transgender and gender nonconforming communities are leading a movement to demand safety, opportunity, and access to health and wellness services. This panel will discuss the work being done as part … Read more
Drawing from her recent book, Andrea Ritchie examines how Black women, Indigenous women, and women of color experience racial profiling, police brutality, and immigration enforcement. Placing stories of individual women—such as Sandra Bland, Rekia Boyd, Dajerria Becton, Monica Jones, and Mya Hall—in the broader context of the twin epidemics of police violence and mass incarceration, … Read more
E. Patrick Johnson, Carlos Montezuma Professor of Performance Studies and African American Studies at Northwestern University with reception and book signing by Literati Presented by the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies. Cosponsored with the Women’s Studies Department and the Lesbian-Gay-Queer Research Initiative of the Institute for Research on Women and Gender E. Patrick Johnson has … Read more