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New Juneteenth Documentary Explores Notions of Freedom and Citizenship
An exclusive Penn screening of the film produced by the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC), plus a conversation with activist Opal Lee and Penn’s Mary Frances Berry, moderated by APPC’s Director of Outreach and Curriculum Andrea (Ang) Reidell, takes place on Feb. 28.
‘Fight for it:’ Nikole Hannah-Jones on abolition, reparations, and building a more just future
Journalist Hannah-Jones delivered the 22nd annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture in Social Justice in conversation with Sarah Jackson of the Annenberg School for Communication.
Annenberg and Penn Medicine Researchers Receive $3 Million NIH Grant To Reduce Racial and Ethnic Disparities in HIV Care
Over the next 5 years, the team will explore methods to address structural racism and discrimination in HIV clinics across Philadelphia.
Doctoral Candidate Antoine Haywood Awarded 2022 Sachs Program Grant
For his project, Haywood will collect stories from Philadelphia-area Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) media makers
How Do British South Asian Social Media Influencers Navigate the Intersection of Race, Religion, Ethnicity and Gender Online?
In this Q&A, Prof. Aswin Punathambekar discusses his new paper on life online for three social media influencers, including The Great British Bake Off’s Nadiya Hussain.
Penn in Latin America and the Caribbean
The sixth annual conference centered on the theme of ‘Shared Narratives: Arts, Culture, and Conflict.’
Doctoral Students Take Part in Community-Engaged Research Mentorship Program
This summer, doctoral students Danielle Clark and Darin Johnson gained hands-on research experience working in the Philadelphia community.
Olivia González Named 2022-2024 George Gerbner Postdoctoral Fellow
González studies the politics of media education and production in the United States.
Desmond Patton Appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor
Interim President Wendell Pritchett and Interim Provost Beth Winkelstein announce the appointment of Desmond Upton Patton as the University of Pennsylvania’s thirty-first Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor, effective July 1, 2022.
The Black Lives Matter Movement, but not COVID-19, Encouraged Voters Toward Biden in the 2020 Election
As swing voters registered more awareness about discrimination against Black Americans, they became more likely to vote for the party they felt would best rectify that — Democrats.
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