@YALEAFAMstudies

The African American Studies Department at Yale University (Image: Kerry James Marshall, Untitled, 2009)

 New Haven, CT
yale.edu/afamstudies/
Joined November 2010
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A Call to Action - Black Lives Matter afamstudies.yale.edu/call-ac… **Photo by Joan Jacobs Brumberg
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"I Experience a Hollowing Fear Any Time I'm Stopped by the Police." thenation.com/article/societ… By: @philipvmcharris

‘I Experience a Hollowing Fear Any Time I’m Stopped by Police’

Gutting the Fourth Amendment has turned tiny traffic violations into abusive traffic stops and coercive searches for millions of Black drivers like myself.

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Check out "Black Families Through Queer Eyes" eventbrite.com/e/black-famil… @Eventbrite

Black Families Through Queer Eyes

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Thomas Allen Harris’ debut film VINTAGE: FAMILIES OF VALUE! Film Streaming and Panel with Filmmaker

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HBO: AXIOS – SEASON 3, EPISODE 9 Axios 22 This edition examines the future of police reform, economy, public safety and the 2020 election, featuring interviews with: Yale University Sociologist and expert on race, punishment and policing @philipvmcharris, among others .
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Read @philipvmcharris latest piece in the NY Times nam05.safelinks.protection.o…

Opinion | No More Money for the Police (Published 2020)

Redirect it to emergency response programs that don’t kill black people.

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Read Stephane Andrade’s latest piece, “The Stimulus Bill Punishes Parents Behind on Child Support. Now Is Not the Time.” @stephandrade slate.com/news-and-politics/…

The Stimulus Bill Punishes Parents Behind on Child Support. Now Is Not the Time.

The federal and state governments should be supporting all custodial parent families with no strings attached during this period.

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Read Philip V. McHarris’ latest piece in Essence, “Public Housing Residents May Be Some Of The Hardest Hit By COVID-19 Outbreak” @philipvmcharris nam05.safelinks.protection.o…
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From one family, 100 works of African-American art for Yale news.yale.edu/2020/03/02/one…

From one family, 100 works of African-American art for Yale

Alumnus Robert E. Steele and his wife Jean have donated 100 works of art to YUAG — including work by Faith Ringgold, Sam Gilliam, David C. Driskell, and others.

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Should Mike Bloomberg’s stop-and-frisk record disqualify him? washingtonpost.com/outlook/2… xitter.cf/philipvmcharris

Perspective | Should Mike Bloomberg’s stop-and-frisk record disqualify him?

The policy inflicted lasting damage, which Bloomberg and other officials ignored.

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Very much looking forward to joining you soon! @YaleGLC
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Wishing all of you the very best in my last tweet for @YALEAFAMstudies ! I will take on a new position at Yale next week. I have enjoyed the exchange with all of you, Twitterstorians! Lisa Monroe
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"If cost is no consideration, then the primary concern should be for an outstanding architectural structure that would be a progressive, intellectual monument worthy of Yale..." Done. @BeineckeLibrary
Beinecke Library@BeineckeLibrary28 Jan 2020
#OTD @YaleDailyNews founded in 1878 From the archives: a letter protesting the new rare book and manuscript library
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Tonight we launch an Ethnicity Race and Migration seminar series for incarcerated YPEI students, led by @YaleFaculty Daniel HoSang, Lisa Lowe, Roderick Ferguson, and Leah Mirakhor! What are your fav ER&M readings? @YaleRITM @driftinghouse Pic from our planning session on campus
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Would love to be there!
Beinecke Library@BeineckeLibrary27 Jan 2020
In the classrooms today: Early Native American and Indigenous Print Practices; Book Collecting in History
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"Carby refuses to tell a tidy or convenient story and instead produces an account of empire that is as expansive as it is heartbreaking." Interview with Hazel Carby and Saidiya Hartman, "Errant Daughters," leaves you wanting more! @HazelCarby theparisreview.org/blog/2020…
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Crystal Feimster discusses her popular course focusing on the long Civil Rights Movement in a conversation with Yale Pres. Salovey for the inaugural episode of his podcast, Yale Talk @cfeimster @YaleFaculty @yalewomen @yale_history @211ParkStreet president.yale.edu/speeches-…
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Wonderful news! Jonathan Holloway named the President of Rutgers University! Well deserved honor for a brilliant scholar, esteemed mentor and administrator. Kudos to @rutgersu @JonSHolloway
Rutgers University@RutgersU21 Jan 2020
Jonathan Holloway has been named the 21st President of Rutgers University. The eminent historian, author and academic administrator will begin his presidency on July 1, 2020, following successful tenures at Northwestern and Yale.
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Political activist and prison abolitionist icon Angela Y. Davis spoke w/ Prof. Crystal Feimster following Davis's keynote address at Yale's Dr. King observance, Jan. 16, 2020, organized Dean Risé Nelson @cfeimster @211ParkStreet bit.ly/2tgLRr3 bit.ly/2G5mvPn
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Read Philip McHarris's latest piece in the Washington Post: “Democrats are ignoring a key piece of criminal justice reform — slicing police budgets” @YaleSoc @yalegsas @211ParkStreet @YaleBMU @ElijaAnderson washingtonpost.com/outlook/2…

Perspective | Democrats are ignoring a key piece of criminal justice reform — slicing police budgets

To actually reduce mass incarceration, politicians need to target what’s at its root.

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