June 29, 2020

Fulbright Impact in the Field Virtual Event: Race, Justice & the Global Civil Rights Struggle

Dr. LaNitra M. Berger, Senior Director of Fellowships in the Office of Undergraduate Education and affiliate faculty in the African and African American Studies Program will be moderating a special expert panel discussion entitled, “Race, Justice, and the Global Civil Rights Struggle” sponsored by the Fulbright Program in the U.S. Department of State next Wednesday, July 1, from 3-4:30pm EDT.

This virtual event is free and open to the public. The program will engage an interdisciplinary panel of Fulbright alumni experts in an academic discussion designed to deepen our understanding of racial injustice and contemporary issues in policing and criminal justice, and to contextualize our current moment in the global history of the civil rights struggle. Please see below for the panelist bios.

 

Register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/6015930337764/WN_GriZQL5cTkmuwG9T_Y7JRw

Moderator: LaNitra M. Berger

LaNitra M. Berger, PhD, is the senior director of fellowships in the Office of Undergraduate Education and affiliate faculty in the African and African American Studies Program at George Mason University. Throughout her career, she has worked toward helping underrepresented students gain access to transformational education abroad opportunities and careers in public service. As an art historian, her research focuses on modern art in the African diaspora, art and social activism, and the intersections between the African and Jewish diasporas in the twentieth century. She is currently working to develop initiatives that support diversity and inclusion in the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.

Panelist: Tanya Kateri Hernandez

Tanya Katerí Hernández, PhD, a 2014 and 2015 U.S. Scholar to Trinidad and France, and Archibald R. Murray Professor of Law at Fordham University, is an internationally recognized comparative race law expert. Her areas of expertise include: anti-discrimination law, comparative employment discrimination, critical race theory, and the science of implicit bias. Her authored chapter titles include: “Latino Anti-Black Bias and the Census Categorization of Latinos: Race, Ethnicity or Other?”; “Race and The Law in Latin America”; and “Multiracial in the Workplace: A New Kind of Discrimination?”

Panelist: Tiffany Joseph

Tiffany Joseph, PhD, a 2007 U.S. Student to Brazil, is an Associate Professor of Sociology and International Affairs at Northeastern University. Her research explores comparative frameworks of race, ethnicity, and migration in the Americas, immigrants’ health and healthcare access, micro-level impacts of public policy, and the experiences of faculty of color and women in academia. She is the author of Race on the Move: Brazilian Migrants and the Global Reconstruction of Race (Stanford University Press, 2015), which was based on her Fulbright research. She has also received funding from the Ford National Science, Robert Wood Johnson and Woodrow Wilson Foundations for her research.

Panelist: Reynaldo Ortiz-Minaya

Reynaldo Ortiz-Minaya, PhD, is a 2019 U.S. Scholar to Jamaica, 2020 Specialist to Pakistan, and professor at Brooklyn College, CUNY. His research examines the historical relationship between forms of penal confinement and the accumulation of profits under varying economic systems. He serves on the board of directors for various international organizations focusing on penal reform and rule of law.

Panelist: Everette Penn

Everette Penn, PhD, is a 2005 U.S. Scholar to Egypt and professor at University of Houston-Clear Lake. He is the Principal Investigator for the Teen and Police Service Academy, Department of Justice-/COPS Office-funded program (www.TAPSAcademy.org) and has authored dozens of publications on juvenile justice, race and crime, and homeland security.

Panelist: Terrell Jermaine Starr

Terrell Jermaine Starr, MS, MA, is a 2009 U.S. Student to Ukraine and a reporter at The Root, where he covers domestic and international politics from a Black perspective. He is associate editor at NewsOne, an online news site by Urban One, which targets African American audiences. He is a journalist who has contributed to public radio, television, magazines, and online reporting. He was a Peace Corps volunteer in Georgia from 2003-2005.