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Nilakshi Parndigamage promoted to Vice Provost at Yale
Nilakshi Parndigamage has been promoted to vice provost for strategic initiatives at Yale.
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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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How to Fix Democracy Documentary: Part 1
The Bertelsmann Foundation North America and Humanity in Action invite you to the first part of the How to Fix Democracy documentary centered on the crisis of democracy on both sides of the Atlantic.
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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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Challenging the Confederate identity of Lexington, VA
Humanity in Action staff member Adama Kamara, a Lexington native, was interviewed by the New York Times for her role in bringing to light the contention over the town's lionization of Confederate generals.
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Senior Fellow Nilakshi Parndigamage appointed Chief of Staff at Yale's Office of the Provost
Congratulations to Senior Fellow Nilakshi Parndigamage who was recently appointed Chief of Staff at Yale University's Office of the Provost. Nilakshi will help advance the Provost’s Office’s university-wide agenda and work closely with Yale leaders in all planning functions of the university.
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Humanity in Action mourns the death of Representative John Lewis
Humanity in Action deeply mourns the death of Representative John Lewis who imparted inspiration, wisdom, moral leadership and courage for so many throughout the United States and the world. For six years, the Atlanta-based annual John Lewis Fellowship followed his exhortations and mandate to study, understand and promote social justice.
