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Humanity in Action in the Midst of COVID-19
The idea behind our web conversations series is to take a topic critical to our democracies and ask the members of our community to share reflections, actions and observations that deal with the subject.
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Senior Fellow named on National Security & Foreign Policy LGBTQIA+ Out Leadership List 2020
Senior Fellow Kyle Rohrich was selected by Out in National Security and New America as one of 40 LGBTQIA+ experts in U.S. national security and foreign policy to be honored in this year's National Security & Foreign Policy LGBTQIA+ Out Leadership List.
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Senior Fellow's work on black fatherhood honored by The New Press for Juneteenth
Senior Fellow Aasha Abdill's book "Fathering from the Margins: An Intimate Examination of Black Fatherhood" was highlighted by The New Press, a public-interest publisher, in celebration of Juneteenth.
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The Federal Bureau of Prisons response to the coronavirus has been disastrous and deadly
Humanity in Action Senior Fellow Natalie Catherine Chwalisz recently published an opinion piece in the Washington Post which focuses on the Federal Bureau of Prisons' management of Covid-19. In the piece, Natalie argues that its consequences have been deadly for incarcerated citizens and shares why this matters, particularly for DC residents.
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An obstetrics-gynecology resident’s perspective on Black Lives Matter
"(...) In 2020, I am a health care provider immersed within a system of racial bias and social injustice. The need for Black doctors has been a long touted issue within the medical community without any immediate solution on the horizon. Like many non-Black physicians, I am trying to figure out my role in the Black Lives Matter movement (...)."
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Ubuntu Rising: 25 Years Since Apartheid
Ubuntu Rising: 25 Years Since Apartheid is a documentary film being produced by Senior Fellow Jamal Grant (Lead Producer), Senior Fellow Devon Crawford (Associate Producer), Isabel Morgan (Associate Producer) and Yaovi Ayeh (Associate Producer) who together form the Asé Research Film team.
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Senior Fellow Esra Karakaya and Fellow Dennis Enßlen featured participants at Z2X
Congratulations to Senior Fellow Esra Karakaya and Fellow Dennis Enßlen for their featured participation in Z2X!
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Building Little Africa's village: a cultural center & concept store in the heart of Goutte d'Or
Senior Fellow Honorine Goueth is the spokesperson of Little Africa, which is bound to tour the United States to talk about Afro-Parisian culture in France in October and November 2019.
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A Feminist Response to COVID-19
The website, Feminist Covid Response, is a volunteer online data repository of information on feminist principles and actions, as well as policy responses to the COVID crises.
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Humanity in Action selected as a Top Summer Fellowship of 2020
ProFellow has selected the Humanity in Action Fellowship as one of its Top 10 Summer Fellowships of 2020.
Humanity in Action Fellowship Named Among 10 Fellowships for Human Rights
Humanity in Action was named by Human Rights Careers among 10 of the top Fellowships for human rights.
Humanity in Action Fellowship Named among 5 Fellowships to Keep an Eye on
The Humanity in Action Fellowship has been named by College Magazine among five Fellowships to keep an eye on, joining the ranks of Fulbright, the Watson Fellowship and Princeton.