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80 years: The Flight and Rescue of the Danish Jews 1943 - 2023
In 2023, it will be 80 years since the flight and rescue of the Danish Jews. Humanity in Action marks this through a number of events in September and October. The memory is our shared responsibility and our only way to prevent repetition.
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Legislating Atrocity Prevention
Senior Fellow Zachary Kaufman analyzes two new laws in the United States—the Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act and the Syrian War Crimes Accountability Act—that he participated in writing.
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Hertie Foundation Names Lorenz Narku Laing '30 under 30'
Senior Fellow, Lorenz Narku Laing, is honored with '30 under 30' award by the Hertie Foundation for his continuous fight against racism and discrimination.
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Programmed inequality
Senior Fellow Nelly Y. Pinkrah recently published an article about how algorithms can adopt human prejudices. The failure to take into account system-related racism has led to technological mishaps, leading to unintentional racism.
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Senior Fellow Carolin Wiedemann publishes article about the future of masculinity
Senior Fellow Carolin Wiedemann publishes article about the future of masculinity. She asks, "What happens to a man when he gives up power?"
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Nilakshi Parndigamage named Academic Initiatives Project Manager at Yale University
Senior Fellow Nilakshii Parndigamage moves from role as dean of Ezra Stiles College at Yale University to become Academic Initiatives Project Manager.
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Inequality is a stain everywhere, even in sports
Senior Fellow Brandon Tensley interviews Howard Bryant, a senior writer at ESPN, analyzing how inequality in sports permeates everyday life.
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Houston Storytellers: Righteous Among the Nations
In commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, 90.1 FM KPFT Houston radio show Houston Storytellers interviewed Senior Fellow Zachary Kaufman speaks of instances where non-Jews rescue Jews from persecution.
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How American Justice Compensates The Victims
In an article for Le Monde diplomatique, Senior Fellow Charlotte Recoquillon investigates how social inequalities reproduced in third party liability claims distorts justice in the United States.