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February 25, 2021 Share this with FacebookShare this with TwitterShare this with LinkedInShare this with EmailPrint this Phillip Atiba Goff Phillip Atiba Goff, the newly named Carl I. Hovland Professor of African American Studies and Professor of Psychology, studies the science of racial bias and discrimination through analysis of police behavior and other aspects of our criminal legal system. His appointment was effective January 1. Goff is a member of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. He is ...

Feature Image By: @nedratawwab February is Black History Month in the United States and Canada, but Black women deserve to be celebrated, followed, and listened to well beyond February. Though many may make a concerted effort to learn during Black History Month, that effort should be an all the time thing, not just a one month of the year thing. There are so many women that we should all know far more about, so we’ve pulled together a list of 17 Black women that are making change today. From ...

Day-One Advice for President Joe Biden, from Yale Experts When Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are sworn in on January 20, they will take on an array of monumental challenges: controlling COVID-19, making progress on the climate crisis, confronting racial injustice—all while contending with a fundamentally divided country. We asked faculty members who specialize in these and other subjects what research-based counsel they would give to America’s new leaders. Doug Mills/The New...

Roy Austin Jr. has been named Facebooks vice president of civil rights, a new position within the company with the mandate to oversee its accountability on racial hatred and discrimination on its platform. Social media behemoth Facebook announced Monday it has created a new executive role at the company and that it will be filled by a veteran of the Obama administration. Roy Austin Jr. has been named vice president of civil rights with the mandate to oversee Facebooks accountability on racial h...

Social media behemoth Facebook announced Monday it has created a new executive role at the company and that it will be filled by a veteran of the Obama

Dec 14, 2020 12:42 PM EDT President-elect Joe Biden will face pressure when he takes office to make swift changes to the Department of Justice. But while he’ll be able to implement some reforms on his own, expected pushback from Congress and legal fights could make it hard for Biden to deliver many of the sweeping criminal justice reforms that advocates say are necessary. Coming off a presidential campaign revived by the support of Black voters in a year marke...