Dr. Phillipe Copeland, CAR Narrative Faculty Lead, Publishes on Overpolicing and Racial Oligarchy
BU Center for Antiracist Research Files New Amicus Brief in U.S. Supreme Court Voting Rights Case
In October 2022, the Center partnered with Professor Atiba R. Ellis, a nationally-recognized voting rights expert, and the law firm Brown Rudnick to file an amicus brief in Moore v. Harper, a voting rights case before the U.S. Supreme Court that will have significant implications for democracy and racial justice. This case concerns the “Independent […]
Dr. Ibram X. Kendi Wants Children, and Teachers, to Challenge How History Is Taught
Are Racial Differences in Flu Vaccination Rates Widening?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ranks flu and pneumonia as one of the top ten causes of death in the U.S. CDC recommends that everyone older than six months receive a flu vaccine each year. Researchers estimate that flu vaccines can lessen the chance of contracting the flu by 40% to 60%. So, it is important that everyone who wants to get a flu vaccine has access to it.
Mackenzie
A recent dual-degree graduate of the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University, Mackenzie seeks to utilize technology, entrepreneurship and community investment to close the racial and gender wealth. We chatted with Mackenzie about her two start-ups, the impact of equity investing and working in a white, male-dominated field while holding marginalized identities.