History of public policy

Mara Ostfeld discusses her recent book (co-authored with Nicole Yadon), Skin Color, Power and Politics in America, which explores the historical significance of skin color in America. November, 2022.

Dr. Nyron N. Crawford at Temple University engages psychological science to explore law and policy, discussing policy feedback after marijuana legalization. November, 2022.

Bianca Wilson discusses LGBTQ rights in a speaker series that focuses on the historical roots and impact of race in shaping public policy as both a disciplinary field and as a course of action. October, 2022.

This event dives into the impact on communit­ies of color and present an oppor­tun­ity to learn about efforts to organ­ize and fight back so that every­one is gran­ted the oppor­tun­ity to feel at home on Amer­ican soil. June, 2022.

Please join Robert Fatton and Millery Polyneé for a conversation on how race and racism have affected international governance interventions, including international policing and development initiatives. March, 2022.

Ambassador Harry Thomas examines the racial foundations of public policy in the United States and how race impacts policy choices and consequences at the global level. February 9, 2022.
 

Michael Barr talks with One Detroit about the aftermath of the Jan 6 assault on the United States Capital. January 6, 2022. 

This Masterclass in Activism brings together in conversation Johnnetta Betsch Cole and Celeste Watkins-Hayes, director of the Center for Racial Justice. October, 2021.

Racial Foundations of Public Policy is a fall 2021 virtual speaker series that focuses on the historical roots and impact of race in shaping public policy as both a disciplinary field and as a course of action. September, 2021.

Mitch Landrieu, Earl Lewis, and Kristin Hass discuss the crucial role practice and policy play today in shaping our nation’s legacies, in a conversation moderated by Christina Olsen. January 2021.