On November 7, Professors Leah Wright Rigueur and Khalil Gibran Muhammad hosted a virtual conversation two days after the most pivotal U.S. presidential election in over a century. The two scholars examined exit poll data to understand how the weaponization of race and racism threatens American democracy now and in the future.

This interactive panel, moderated by Erica Jacqueline Licht, featured four leaders from higher education, journalism, venture capital and philanthropy sharing how they have tracked and responded to the attack on DEI and racial equity initiatives. Each offered their firsthand experiences in the field, answering: How can practitioners across industries remain steadfast to commitments for racial justice? What tactics should we be using, and why?

Attorney General of Massachusetts Andrea Campbell delivered a keynote address based on her years of experience embedding racial equity into policy and law. 

In this session at Truth and Transformation, bestselling author Jason Stanley discusses the rising fascist movement.

On April 24, the IARA Project hosted a conversation between Oscar-nominated filmmaker and screenwriter Ava DuVernay and Professor Khalil Gibran Muhammad.

In the style of a fireside chat, this conversation explored how art, systemic racism and the commodification of Black struggle became intertwined with American culture. 

The Boston COVID Recovery Cohort (BCRC) Forum brought together community organizations, universities, and hospitals to explore best practices for an antiracist response to Long Covid in Massachusetts.

Journalists want to understand the history of diversity initiatives, common myths about DEI today and the latest research showing what works — and doesn’t work — for creating equal opportunity and better outcomes among students, faculty and staff, and college campuses as a whole.  

In the United States, sports and patriotism go hand in hand. Today, the sports industry is a contested stage for American patriotism and dissent. How are players and journalists using this stage to advance racial equity in the U.S. today?