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The Blackademic Life: Tracing the History of the Black Academic Novel

December 10, 2019

Prof. Lavelle Porter chronicles the history of the black academic novel and explores the black intellectual’s tumultuous relationship with institutional academia in "The Blackademic Life." Read more ›

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Racism, Maternal Care, and the ‘Afterlife of Slavery’

November 7, 2019

| Queens College, The Graduate Center

Why do black women experience higher rates of premature birth than other women in America? A new book points to racism. Read more ›

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Dementia’s Financial Impact Hits African-Americans Harder

December 13, 2018

| Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy, The Graduate Center

A new study found that the median wealth of black Americans with dementia declined 97 percent in the last 10 years of life compared with 42 percent among those with dementia who are not black. Read more ›

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The Blackademic Life: Tracing the History of the Black Academic Novel

Racism, Maternal Care, and the ‘Afterlife of Slavery’

Dementia’s Financial Impact Hits African-Americans Harder