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Imagining Radical Solutions

June 30, 2020

Teaming up with the Radical Imaginations podcast, we're thrilled to host Angela Glover Blackwell on this episode of Justice Matters. Join Angela and host Sushma Raman as they discuss perhaps not-so-radical solutions to systemic racial and economic inequity.

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Black Lives Matter May Be the Largest Movement in U.S. History

July 3, 2020

According to research conducted by Erica Chenoweth and the Crowd Sourcing Consortium, 15 million to 26 million people in the U.S. have participated in George Floyd protests.... Read more about Black Lives Matter May Be the Largest Movement in U.S. History



Explaining the Dream

July 25, 2020

Alan Jenkins, Professor of Practice at Harvard Law School, joins host Sushma Raman to discuss the importance of communication as it intersects with matters of race, the law, and social justice. 

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For Myanmar's Elections to Be Free and Fair Rohingya Must Get the Right to Vote

July 27, 2020

Matthew Smith calls on the international community do everything in their power to ensure the Rohingya have the right to vote in Myanmar's upcoming election.... Read more about For Myanmar's Elections to Be Free and Fair Rohingya Must Get the Right to Vote



Introducing our Newest Carr Center Fellows

August 11, 2020

We are excited to welcome two leading scholars, Dr. Keisha N. Blain and Dr. Megan Francis, to the Carr Center and to our new program on racial justice. 

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Civil Rights International: The Fight Against Racism Has Always Been Global

August 11, 2020

In her latest article for Foreign Affairs, Carr Center fellow Keisha N. Blain describes how by connecting national concerns to global ones, BLM activists are building on a long history of Black internationalism.... Read more about Civil Rights International: The Fight Against Racism Has Always Been Global



Situating Black Internationalism at Home and Abroad

August 31, 2020

Dr. Keisha N. Blain joins host Sushma Raman to discuss the historic context of Black internationalist movements both domestically and around the world.... Read more about Situating Black Internationalism at Home and Abroad



National survey finds bipartisan support for expansive view of rights

September 15, 2020

At a time of deep partisan and demographic divides related to the 2020 election, 71% of Americans agree that they “have more in common with each other than many people think.”



Defunding the Police Might Leave Americans More Surveilled and Less Secure

August 25, 2020

In her latest article for Foreign Policy, Carr Center Exectuive Director Sushma Raman warns that without adequate public oversight, technology in policing could result in Black people being surveilled and controlled even further.... Read more about Defunding the Police Might Leave Americans More Surveilled and Less Secure



Philanthropy, Money, and Power

October 14, 2020

Dr. Megan Ming Francis and host Sushma Raman discuss how—for better or worse— philanthropic organizations have historically influenced the human rights agenda on a national and global scale. 

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