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Why I’m going to keep teaching the truth about racism in America
April 3, 2024
Black History Month, which gets underway this week, is a chance to give Americans the timely reminder that you can’t teach our history honestly without understanding Black struggle and triumph.
Recent News
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Research Reveals Path to Effective Antiracist Change in American Healthcare
Cambridge, MA—In 2020, the outbreak of COVID-19 and rising wave of racial justice demonstrations moved many organizations, including those in healthcare, to commit to antiracist change. These public commitments raised […]
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As attacks on campus diversity programs grow, HKS researchers point to evidence that equity and inclusion programs strengthen higher ed outcomes
The scholarly literature is clear that DEI programs help universities recruit, retain, and teach a more racially diverse pool of talented students and faculty.
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Opinion: Three little letters that have Florida’s Ron DeSantis on the attack
By Erica Licht and Khalil Gibran Muhammad
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What does it mean to have a strong multiracial democracy?
The Ash Center’s Khalil Gibran Muhammad and Archon Fung discuss how without a more robust commitment to upholding and protecting multiracial democracy the United States won’t be to solve its […]
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The IARA Project receives Grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.
Cambridge, MA—The Institutional Antiracism and Accountability (IARA) Project, a research project working on long-term solutions to achieving racial equity in organizations at Harvard Kennedy School’s Ash Center for Democratic Governance […]
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Our Top Research of 2022
Our work at the Ash Center is dedicated to tackling some of the toughest challenges facing democracy today—from ensuring equal ballot access, to advancing Indigenous sovereignty and promoting racial justice […]