A Cuban-born Harvard professor who fled the authoritarian island government warns against the Trump’s administration efforts to impose ideological oversight on American universities – just like they do in Cuba. I have been trying to make sense of the administration’s demands on Harvard, where I have taught for over ten years. The university described by…
Vice-President of Colombia, Francia Marquez, awarded the W.E.B Du Bois Medal on October 1
“Márquez Mina, an activist and lawyer who became Colombia’s first female vice president of African descent, was celebrated as the first Du Bois Medal recipient from Latin America. In a speech delivered in Spanish, the Colombian vice president recognized Gates for strengthening “the heritage that we are building in Colombia,” and Alejandro De La Fuente,…
ALARI conference provides ‘unique opportunities’ to discuss race in Brazil
More than a thousand scholars, artists, and leaders came together in July in a historic meeting for the advancement of the field of Afro-Latin American Studies. Read more in Harvard Gazette. Photo by Lucas Cruz. 2024….