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World-renowned poet, activist Nikki Giovanni remembered across Atlanta

Posted onDecember 12, 2024December 12, 2024

Dr. Bettina Judd talks about the life and legacy of Nikki Giovanni and her personal experience with the legendary poet and activist.

Watch the interview here. …

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Dr. Dianne Stewart & Dr. Kyrah Daniels Religion Dispatch Op-Ed (This is No Ordinary Anti-Blackness — The Racist History of the Pet-Eating Conspiracy)

Posted onSeptember 30, 2024January 23, 2025

Dr. Dianne Stewart and Dr. Kyrah Daniels co-authored an op-ed on Trump and Vance’s racist claims about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, OH. They contextualize the current moment with past displays of anti-Blackness and look at how this moment compounds anti-Blackness …

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Dr. Kali Gross Time OP-ED (Why Kamala Harris’ Promises on Abortion Matter So Much to Black Women)

Posted onSeptember 30, 2024September 30, 2024

Dr. Kali Gross explores in this op-ed, the significance of Vice President and Presidential candidate Kamala Harris’ campaign promises to restore abortion protections and the specific impact that this policy will have on the lives of Black women. This comes …

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Six Emmy Nominations for HBO Max’s The Gilded Age (Co-Executive Produced by Dr. Erica Armstrong Dunbar)

Posted onSeptember 5, 2024September 5, 2024

As Emory’s Department of African American Studies welcomes Dr. Erica Armstrong Dunbar’s this Fall; her co-executive produced show, HBO Max’s “The Gilded Age” picked up six Emmy Nominations ahead of the September 15th ceremony.

2024 Emmy Nominations:

  • Outstanding Drama
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