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Police Reform in the Spotlight
Photo by Matt Popovich/UnsplashRadcliffe panel explores the nation’s history of policing, what it will take to overhaul a system seen as rife with misconduct and racism, and how America is failing to live up to its democratic beliefs.
Much Bigger than the Police
Clockwise from top left: Laurence Ralph, Monica Bell, and Brandon Terry“Policing, at present, is trapped in an intractable dilemma caused by the gap between a just society and the one we inhabit,” said Harvard political theorist Brandon Terry, leading off a Radcliffe Institute online conversation on American policing and protest.
"Tom Tom" Takes Its Place in the Operatic Canon
Shirley Graham Du Bois in profile, ca. 1945. Photo by Calhoun. Courtesy of Shirley Graham Du Bois Papers, Schlesinger LibraryShirley Graham Du Bois’ "lost opera" tells the diaspora story of African Americans. Originally performed in 1932, it is being reproduced and restored to its rightful place in history.
‘Juneteenth is a day of reflection of how we as a country and as individuals continue to reckon with slavery’
An early celebration of Juneteenth in 1900 at Eastwoods Park in Austin, Texas. Credit: Grace Murray Stephenson/Austin History Center, PICA 05476In a Q&A, Radcliffe Dean and Harvard Law Professor Tomiko Brown-Nagin spoke about the history of Juneteenth and its particular relevance more than 150 years later.
"Indian Sex Life" and the Cultural Control of Women
Durba Mitra wrote a book on the intersection of social norms, gender expectations, and sex in Indian culture. Photo by Jon Chase/Harvard Staff PhotographerResearch and personal story frame Radcliffe Professor Durba Mitra’s new book.
A "Messy Experiment"
Mary Ingraham Bunting (standing) speaks at the Radcliffe Institute. Photo by Charles M. HagenA new book explores the early years of the Radcliffe Institute, once considered “a messy experiment” and now integral to Harvard’s intellectual life, tracing the lives of five of its first fellows.
Racial Inequalities in COVID-19—The Impact on Black Communities
Medical News Today looks at the racialized impact that COVID-19 has on black communities in the United States, using expert opinions and rounding up the available evidence.
Facing the Denial of American Racism
A roadside sign asks for justice for George Floyd, whose killing by Minneapolis police set off protests worldwide. Photo by Jon Chase/Harvard staff photographerThe Radcliffe Institute hosted “Naming Racism,” a discussion focused on identifying the historic and ongoing social roots of racism denial, and strategies for raising awareness.
Six Graduate and Professional Schools to Remain Online for Fall
Photo by Kris Snibbe/Harvard staff writerAdministrators’ concerns include the ongoing threat posed by the coronavirus and the possibility of additional quarantines
Retreating to the Kitchen
As a result of the COVID-19 global pandemic, people are eating--and cooking--at home more than ever. Photo credit kool99“For every home cook so enthused by their enhanced skills and expanded repertoire that they’ll never look back, there’s another desperate to regain the comfort, convenience, and social experience of a restaurant meal,” says cultural anthropologist Heather Paxson.