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  • Blog
  • October 21, 2021
Blog: The Role of Religion in Bridging Work
"When I took my shahada," said Curtis Toler, "my past sins were erased and I could start a new life." Curtis had spent many years as a high-ranking gang leader in Chicago, and he had hurt many people. But he had reached what author Amanda Ripley...
Haitian refugees
  • Blog
  • September 23, 2021
Blog: The US Owes a Debt to Haiti and to Haitian Migrants
The scenes of Haitian migrants being herded like cattle and whipped like slaves by Border Patrol agents on horseback at the US-Mexico border at Del Rio, Texas are typical of how Haitians have been treated since the 1804 Haitian revolution. Haiti is...
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  • Blog
  • September 13, 2021
Blog: Locating a Dignified Future in the Future of Work
There is solid basis for concern when setting sights on a dignified labor sector in the future from the vantage point of current indignities suffered by many workers. The impact of technology in labor has a long history in economic analysis. The rise...
Voting Booths
  • Blog
  • July 30, 2021
Blog: Should Non-citizens be Allowed to Vote in Local Elections?
This past Tuesday evening, upon invitation, I spoke before the Richmond, California, City Council on a topic upon which I conducted considerable prior research: non-citizen voting in municipal elections. The experience was one of the most...
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  • Blog
  • July 13, 2021
Blog: The backlash is here: Behind the absurd attacks on 'Critical Race Theory'
In mid-April, I noticed something strange was happening. Across mainstream media, but especially conservative/ right-wing media, there was a spate of articles and op-eds attacking the notion of “equity.”
Blog: From Tulsa, Texas, to Turkey: The Price of Denial
  • Blog
  • June 2, 2021
From Tulsa, Texas, to Turkey: The Price of Denial
There has been a spate of recent media coverage and documentaries to mark the 100-year anniversary of the massacre. But this panorama of coverage is in striking contrast to how this event was originally covered by the media, let alone addressed by public authorities.
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  • Blog
  • May 25, 2021
Blog: Pain of police killings ripples outward to traumatize Black people and communities across US
It’s been one year since George Floyd’s murder by a Minneapolis police officer set off the largest protests in U.S. history and a national reckoning with racism. Beyond the protests, every police killing – indeed, every violent act by police toward...
Protesters in Minneapolis demanding justice for George Floyd
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Blog: Chauvin verdict a wakeup call for medicine and public health
The Chauvin verdict provides a much needed expression of hope and solace for the Floyd family and to the millions of black people for whom his death was a painful reminder of the collective vulnerability of being harmed by the police.
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Blog: How to protect privacy & public health in Covid-19
The year 2020 has witnessed the overlapping public health crises of a global pandemic and ongoing police violence—both of which underscore the devastating effects of systemic racism in the US.
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Blog: A solution to Africa's food insecurity
Any serious attempt to tackle many of Africa’s interlocking socio-political and economic challenges, such as food insecurity, must accept that Africa’s “problems” are global as much as they are local.
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  • Blog
Asians must be a part of our story, too
Like many of you, I was deeply disturbed by the increase in violent attacks targeting Asians and Asian Americans at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic last year. We must visibly and consistently condemn this violence because of our shared humanity and concern for each other.
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  • Blog
  • February 24, 2021
Blog: On Texas, the climate crisis, and a just transition to renewable energy
What’s behind the climate crisis in Texas is what’s behind the crisis more globally: corporate management fixated on extracting short-term profits, resistance to shifting to renewable energy, and disregard for communities.
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Blog: Workplace surveillance harms essential workers
Studies found that working for Amazon, Lyft, and Uber can be harmful for worker health, with workplace surveillance emerging as a key culprit in pushing workers into mental and physical health distress.
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We honor King's legacy by building a country where we all belong
Today is a day to reflect on the life and lessons of the Rev. Dr. King. In my family we usually have cake and play happy birthday by Stevie Wonder as part of the acknowledgement. King’s birth was indeed a gift to the world and to our nation.
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Blog: Trump's eleventh-hour blitz to preserve the racial order
As the country continues to make sense of the storming of the US Capitol last Wednesday, the Trump administration is engaged in another form of deluge—an ongoing torrent of last minute regressive rules to lock into place right-wing policy priorities before the president’s last day in office.

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  • August 12, 2021
Animated Explainer Video Series
Our animated explainer videos break down some of the key principles that guide our work at the Othering & Belonging Institute. Follow the links below to view the videos, to read transcripts of the audio, and to learn more about each concept.
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  • October 25, 2021, 7PM - 9PM PDT
#OBIRoots Conversation on Racial Segregation in the Bay Area and the 2020 Census
Join us Monday, Oct. 25 at 7pm PT / 10pm ET to hear from OBI researchers Stephen Menendian and Samir Gambhir as well as housing advocate Darrell Owens for a Twitter Spaces conversation where they will discuss the current state of residential segregation in the Bay Area, what new census data reveals, and the solutions to racial residential inequality. 
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