In February, postdoctoral fellow Leonard Mukosi convened in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with Indigenous representatives from twenty-three countries to reassess Africa’s formal position on the question: who is Indigenous? Reflecting on his own family’s experiences, Dr. Mukosi shares notes from the field and makes a compelling case for what he terms “Global Indigeneity.”
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Forging the Future of Equitable Housing through Tenant Power
Following the Tenant Power + Policy conference hosted by the Center for Racial Justice and Equitable Futures and HouseUS, research support specialist Jillian Morley assesses the rise of the landlord class and how tenant movements building and wielding power in response, concluding with ways organizers, researchers, and everyday tenants can get involved.
How Race Was Constructed to Undermine Solidarity: The Political Construction of Whiteness and the Incentives of Division
Beginning with the formalization of racial stratification, Kyri Murdough maps the course of systemic racism, demonstrating how difference was codified and exploited to hinder solidarity. If racial hierarchy is meant to divide, she argues, building solidarity is an act of resistance.
Introducing the Futures Forum: A Place to Envision Equitable and Just Futures
In a time of deep inequality and uncertainty, imagining equitable and just futures is both urgent and unfinished work. This post introduces the Futures Forum, a new space created by the Center for Racial Justice and Equitable Futures at Cornell University to cultivate collective vision, creativity, dialogue, and hope for transformed futures.
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