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The Center for Antiracist Research compiles and shares the latest news in racial policy, antiracism research, and social justice from around the globe, the country, and the neighborhood.
Documenting Anti-Asian Hate Crimes Is First Step to Promoting Mental Health
The COVID-19 pandemic was accompanied by an epidemic of anti-Asian hate crimes. Between 2019 and 2021, hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) escalated by 89%. Hate crimes against AAPI have taken many forms, including physical assaults and near-fatal stabbings. Hate crimes do not include other discrimination like being called a racial slur, nor crimes that go unreported. More
Nomi Sofer, Associate Director of Narrative, Publishes New Piece in The Emancipator on Racist History of Work Requirements
Dr. Monica L. Wang Co-Authors New Study on Social Media’s Potential to Target Racial Inequities in Obesity
Sarah Duggan from JMACforFamilies publishes article calling for Miranda rights-like warnings in family policing investigations
The Emancipator Wins Two Telly Awards for Video Commentaries on Racial Justice
BOSTON May 23, 2023 The Emancipator, a media project of Boston University’s Center for Antiracist Research that explores solutions to racial inequality, has been named the recipient of two 2023 Telly Awards for its social media video commentaries. “Ibram X. Kendi Explains Why White Supremacy is the Ultimate Diversion,” won... More