The William Monroe Trotter Collaborative for Social Justice at Harvard Kennedy School, the Criminal Justice Institute at Harvard Law School, the National Congress of Black Women Inc., and the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs Inc. will host a joint press conference on Wednesday, September 21, 2022, to announce a presidential posthumous pardon petition on …
Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner are widely known for their courageous participation in the 1964 Freedom Summer Movement that aimed to increase African American voter registration in Mississippi. In the legacy of their lives, we can reflect and act on the power of collective organizing for voting rights- specifically, youth voting rights. Join …
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Dean Douglas W. Elmendorf is presenting a series of interactive discussions led by faculty experts on topics of current importance. These discussions are part of HKS’s efforts to help make better communities, better nations, and a better world. The spring 2022 discussion will address Democracy, Dialogue, and Division. The discussion will feature: Arthur Brooks, Professor …
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Join us for a two-day convening to celebrate the bold life and continuing legacy of William Monroe Trotter- a Harvard University alumnus who advanced the cause of civil rights and social justice. The convening will to introduce attendees to Trotter’s legacy and provide an opportunity for academics, activists and artists to consider how Trotter’s radical …
The United States government has a long history of providing compensation to Americans who have experienced harm. Why then are reparations to Black Americans for slavery-related and racial harms considered so controversial? In a groundbreaking study, Professors Cornell William Brooks and Linda J. Bilmes present how government-provided reparations are the norm, and argue that the U.S …
Reparations for Black Americans: Radical or Routine? Read More »
The Economics of Reparations in the Context of U.S. Compensation Policies Moderated by James K. Galbraith, University of Texas-Austin Panelists will discuss reparations for African-Americans in the context of US compensation policies. William A. Darity Jr., Duke University Linda Bilmes, Harvard Kennedy University Cornell William Brooks, Harvard Kennedy School Neta Crawford, Boston University
On the 35th anniversary of John Lewis’ first congressional electoral victory, please join the Center for Public Leadership as we celebrate the life and legacy of Congressman Lewis and the future of anti-racism work in America. This event is co-sponsored by the William Monroe Trotter Collaborative for Social Justice and the Anti Racism Policy Journal, …
A two-day virtual convening for activists, advocates, academics, and artists who work at the grassroots level, to teach advocacy skills and create a national coalition of social justice collaborators. Conversations will focus on three critical concerns: democracy, criminal legal system transformation, and COVID-19 pandemic resilience. Thursday, May 20th 6:00 p.m. Welcome: Cornell William Brooks 6:20 p.m. Opening …
The Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy and the Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School, along with USC Shoah Foundation, invite you to join Harvard President Lawrence S. Bacow and University of Southern California President Carol Folt for an event celebrating Harvard University’s subscription to USC Shoah Foundation’s Visual History Archive, making the archive available to the …
Join us to celebrate the 149th birth anniversary of our namesake William Monroe Trotter. We will screen the Birth of a Movement: The Battle Against America’s First Blockbuster which will be followed by a panel discussion. Cornell William Brooks, Director of William Monroe Trotter Collaborative for Social Justice; Hauser Professor of the Practice of Nonprofit …
Although we have witnessed an unprecedented uprising of citizens in the fight for social justice through these past months, many of you may continue to wonder ‘what is it that I can do, and how can I do it?’ We are holding a nonviolent direct-action teach-in entitled ‘The Good Trouble Lab,’ in which participants will …
As the votes are still being counted in battleground states, join a panel of experts to begin making sense of the seesawing presidential election. Featuring: Doug Elmendorf, Dean of Faculty, Harvard Kennedy School; Don K. Price Professor of Public Policy Nancy Gibbs, Lombard Director of the Shorenstein Center; Edward R. Murrow Professor of the Practice …
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