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2020 Oct 01
The King is Dead/Long Live the King: Rethinking Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Legacy in the Era of Black Lives Matter
Registration Closed 1:30pm to 2:30pm
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Please join the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy for its signature weekly series this fall, The Fierce Urgency of Now, featuring Black, Indigenous, People of Color scholars, activists, and community leaders, and experts from the Global South. Hosted and facilitated by Sushma Raman and Mathias Risse, the series also aligns with a course they will co-teach this fall at the Harvard Kennedy School on Economic Justice: Theory and Practice. 
This event is co-sponsored by the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics. 
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2020 Dec 03
Social Movements and the Mattering of Black Lives
Registration Closed 1:30pm to 2:30pm
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Please join the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy for its signature weekly series this fall, The Fierce Urgency of Now, featuring Black, Indigenous, People of Color scholars, activists, and community leaders, and experts from the Global South. Hosted and facilitated by Sushma Raman and Mathias Risse, the series also aligns with a course they will co-teach this fall at the Harvard Kennedy School on Economic Justice: Theory and Practice. 
Panelists:
• Megan Ming Francis | Associate Professor,...
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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
2020 Oct 15
Surveillance Capitalism
Registration Closed 1:30pm to 2:30pm
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Please join the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy for its signature weekly series this fall, The Fierce Urgency of Now, featuring Black, Indigenous, People of Color scholars, activists, and community leaders, and experts from the Global South. Hosted and facilitated by Sushma Raman and Mathias Risse, the series also aligns with a course they will co-teach this fall at the Harvard Kennedy School on Economic Justice: Theory and Practice. 
Panelists:
• Chinmayi Arun | Assistant Professor of Law,...
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2020 Oct 02
Social Justice Leaders Series led by Dr. Keisha N. Blain
Registration Closed 1:00pm to 2:00pm
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This webinar series, curated by Carr Center Fellow Keisha N. Blain, will feature social justice leaders working at the local, national, and international level. The series will highlight the work of leaders of color who are actively challenging racism and advancing human rights.
Panelists:
• Jurema Werneck | Director, Amnesty International Brazil
• Dr. Keisha N. Blain (Moderator) | Associate Professor of History, University of Pittsburgh; Fellow, Carr Center
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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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2020 Nov 13
Social Justice Leaders Series led by Dr. Keisha N. Blain
Registration Closed 1:00pm to 2:00pm
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This webinar series, curated by Carr Center Fellow Keisha N. Blain, will feature social justice leaders working at the local, national, and international level. The series will highlight the work of leaders of color who are actively challenging racism and advancing human rights.
Panelists:
• Barbara Smith | Co-founder of Kitchen Table: Women of Color Press
• Dr. Keisha N. Blain (Moderator) | Associate Professor of History, University of Pittsburgh; Fellow, Carr Center
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2020 Nov 13
Reckoning with Election 2020: Race, Violence, & the Power of New Voters
Registration Closed 3:00pm to 4:00pm
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Election 2020 proved to be historic in terms of the numbers of voters that were mobilized to the polls. The Election also made clear that there would be no nationwide repudiation of Trumpism. Join the Carr Center for a conversation with leading scholars of racial politics about the election turnout, voter suppression, and what this means about the state of democracy today. This event is part of the Bending the Arc: A Talk Series with Dr. Megan Ming Francis. This event will be co-sponsored by the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation. 
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2021 Mar 05
Social Justice Leaders Series led by Dr. Keisha N. Blain
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1:00pm to 2:00pm
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This webinar series, curated by Carr Center Fellow Keisha N. Blain, will feature social justice leaders working at the local, national, and international level. The series will highlight the work of leaders of color who are actively challenging racism and advancing human rights.
Panelists:
• Deborah D. Douglas | Eugene S. Pulliam Distinguished Visiting Professor of Journalism, DePauw University; senior leader, The OpEd Project
• Dr. Keisha N. Blain (Moderator) | Associate Professor of...
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2021 Apr 16
Social Justice Leaders Series led by Dr. Keisha N. Blain
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1:00pm to 2:00pm
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This webinar series, curated by Carr Center Fellow Keisha N. Blain, will feature social justice leaders working at the local, national, and international level. The series will highlight the work of leaders of color who are actively challenging racism and advancing human rights.
Panelists:
• Dr. Uché Blackstock | Founder and CEO, Advancing Health Equity
• Dr. Keisha N. Blain (Moderator) | Associate Professor of History, University of Pittsburgh; Fellow, Carr Center
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