October 24, 2016 Names used to refer to the “Black” community have changed, and continue to change. I sometimes say I was born a colored boy, then I became a Negro, then Black, then African American, and still we are not done. To the list of...
October 18, 2016 Dear Donald, The 2016 US Presidential Campaign has not only stirred the nation—it has also shaken the entire world. The unique and historic turn of events has changed the way we as a global community view politics. With developing...
I was born 28 years ago today in Houston, Texas. I am the youngest of three siblings to parents of Filipino descent. Also 28 years ago today, National Coming Out Day (NCOD) was established by Robert Eichsberg and Jean O’Leary to mark the anniversary...
The presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on Monday night was the most watchedpresidential debate in American history. Race was a prominent theme of the debate, as it has been the whole campaign. At one point, moderator Lester...
September 21, 2016 By Tomas WhiteAntelope The stark lack of Native student admissions to California’s best public universities concerns me on many levels, both as a former UC Berkeley student and now as a staff member at the campus. Yet it is because...
Convenor UniSA Refugee and Migration Research Network University of South Australia Melanie.Baak (at) unisa.edu.au The Nauru Files, comprising more than 2,000 leaked documents from inside the Australian offshore immigration processing centre in Nauru...
July 18, 2016 By john a. powell The past two weeks have ripped at the heart of America. We have had to witness senseless killings and we’ve had to witness far too many of them. The nation witnessed with outrage and grief the killings of Alton...
The past two weeks have ripped at the heart of America. We have had to witness senseless killings and we’ve had to witness far too many of them. The nation witnessed with outrage and grief the killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, their...
The shocking deaths of Alston Sterling and Philando Castile this week, accompanied by wrenchingly painful video, are tragic reminders that all the protests, national attention on race and policing, and calls for reform have failed to abate, let alone...
A few days ago, we woke up to a new world. Britain had voted to leave the European Union. Some were pleased, many were deeply concerned. What is likely is that many will be affected. Some wonder if the EU will survive.
Today the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled in favor of human rights—a victory for women all over the country. This time, the decision was in relation to reproductive rights and, specifically, the right to choose. In the United States...
This past fall, I was asked to be a keynote speaker at the University of Georgia’s (UNG) Great Latino Debate. The planning committee asked me to speak about “my success as a Latina in America.” At first, I struggled trying to figure out what I would...
This was originally published on the Economic Policy Institute's blog. Last week, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a misleading report on school segregation, which I discussed with NAACP Legal Defense Fund President Sherrilyn Ifill...
This piece was originally published in our We Too Belong report and is part of our work in inclusive practices in immigration & incarceration. Jonathan Simon is an Adrian Kragen Professor of Law at UC Berkeley and a member of the Haas Institute’s...
This piece was originally published in our We Too Belong report and is part of our work in inclusive practices in immigration & incarceration. Syyen Hong is a currently incarcerated individual held at San Quentin Prison in California. He was...
The Asian Pacific American Religions Research Initiative is delighted to welcome Simran Jeet Singh to the UC Berkeley campus. Dr. Singh is Executive Director of the Religion and Society Program at the Aspen Institute and the author of the national...
See our playlist below which includes all our videos from the 2024 Othering & Belonging Conference, which took place April 25-27 in Oakland, CA! To select a video from the playlist click on the button in the top right corner of the video player...
