Dr. Katherine Levine Einstein, Assistant Director of Research, co-authors report on Closing the Racial Wealth Gap
March 2022
National Antiracist Book Festival –
We are excited to announce that tickets are now on sale for our 3rd annual National Antiracist Book Festival! Join us virtually on April 30, 2022 to engage in a day full of antiracist dialogue that will educate, challenge, and inspire.
The National Antiracist Book Festival is the first and only book festival that brings together, showcases, and celebrates the nation’s leading antiracist writers. It is hosted every April by the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research. The virtual panels are topically organized with authors and a moderator. Hosting, promoting, and selling the books from each panel is a different bookstore owned and operated by people of color.
Dr. Jennifer Beard, Assistant Director of Narrative, Publishes on Narrative Writing Training Program for Faculty on the BU Medical Campus
Dr. Elaine Nsoesie Leads AIM-AHEAD Program at NIH
Beginning in August 2021, Dr. Elaine Nsoesie, Assistant Director of Research and Faculty Lead for the Racial Data Lab at the BU Center for Antiracist Research, has led the Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Consortium to Advance Health Equity and Researcher Diversity (AIM-AHEAD) program at the National Institute of Health (NIH). AIM-AHEAD is focused on enhancing the […]
Dr. Phillipe Copeland, Assistant Director of Narrative, Highlighted as Expert on Health Justice
February 2022
Black History Always.
Today marks the end of Black History Month. This year’s theme, Black Health and Wellness, was especially timely as we enter the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, which we know disproportionately affects people from the global majority. As we close out Black History Month, we want to highlight some of the posts that we shared on our social media accounts this month.
We will continue to celebrate Black history every day because Black history is American history.
Interview with Dr. Elaine Nsoesie, Assistant Director of Research, on Using Data to Advance Health Equity
Abolition-Era Newspaper Revived for Nation Grappling with Racism: Interview with The Emancipator
Dr. Monica Wang, Associate Director of Narrative, Comments on New International Study about Racial Inequities in Vaccination Rates
Over 200 Years Later: The Return of The Emancipator
The BU Center for Antiracist Research’s Public Scholarship Shop and the BU College of Communication hosted ‘The Return of the Emancipator’ on Wednesday, January 26. During this virtual event, Deborah Douglas and Amber Payne explored how they intend to reframe the national conversation and hasten racial justice for our times as the editors of The […]