Wednesday, September 9, 2020
In the News:


Not since Reconstruction has there been such an opportunity for the advancement of racial justice. Read the article by Adam Serwer for The Atlantic.
Illustration by Arsh Raziuddin
Spotlight:


In August, campus leaders held the first quarterly town hall focused on UCSF's effort to dismantle systemic racism and anti-Blackness. This town hall addressed the concerns of learners and action plans in the professional schools and the Graduate Division. Watch the recording.

Progress made on the UCSF Anti-racism Initiative will be posted on the Office of Diversity and Outreach website.
September Events:
Engage in Anti-Racism
Resources for Practicing Solidarity
Listen, Learn and Participate
Resources for Celebrating Black Excellence
Listen:

A narrative podcast from Brooklyn Deep that follows generations of parents and educators fighting for their children and their community in a rapidly changing Black neighborhood in Brooklyn.
Book of the Month
Martha S. Jones

"An elegant & expansive history of Black women who sought to build political power where they could." - New York Times

Chadwick Boseman embodied the Black heroes of our past and gave us one for the future. Read more from David Betancourt in the Washington Post.
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