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[caption id="attachment_78849" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Photo: Getty Images[/caption] Dismantling anti-black racism to advance fairer, healthier and more inclusive societies for all The Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity is one of an interconnected set of fellowship programs – the Atlantic Fellows – launched by The Atlantic Philanthropies…

A Qualitative Look into the Lives of Unemployed Young Black Bermudian Men and the Gender Gap in Educational AttainmentBlack Bermudian boys are getting kicked out of school at an alarming rate. Reversing this trend will require better community and classroom support for these boys, according…

The below Royal Gazette article looks at how findings from a new report about unemployed young Black Bermudian men and the gender gap in educational attainment, "Out of School and On the Wall," led its co-author Dr. Jethwani-Keyser to discover that there was a need for more in-depth analysis on…

Commencing Monday, June 7, The New York Times and The Atlantic Philanthropies will launch a series of three institutes for journalists relating to issues at the leading edge of the news. The first, The Age Boom Academy, takes place next week at The International Longevity…

Dear Colleague, I am pleased to announce the 2nd year of the Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program, a unique professional fellowship opportunity. Supported by The Atlantic Philanthropies and directed by Harold Alan Pincus, MD, Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University (in collaboration with the…

Will Houston's charter school expansion revolutionize urban education? Original Source by Jay Mathews It all began with the waiting lists. At Harvard, Yale, and Princeton, long waiting lists are seen as evidence of high standards and prestige. But long waiting lists were the cause of…

As the COVID-19 pandemic continued into 2021, extending and intensifying its reach into communities, particularly in the global South, a number of concerned Atlantic Fellows came together to discuss the issue of the unequal availability of vaccines to certain populations.  After a number of discussions…

Selected from across the United States and South Africa, the new Fellows join a transnational network of leaders working across issues and geography to end anti-Black racism and white supremacy. NEW YORK, NY — In the wake of unfolding health and economic crises across the…

Renowned Scholar Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff is appointed as Franklin A. Thomas Professor in Policing Equity [caption id="attachment_75797" align="alignright" width="295"] Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff[/caption]New York, NY – President Jeremy Travis of John Jay College announced the establishment of the Franklin A. Thomas Professorship in Policing…

The below Royal Gazette article features some of the findings of a new report, "Out of School and 'On the Wall': A qualitative look into the lives of unemployed young Black Bermudian men and the gender gap in educational attainment," by Drs. Monique Jethwani-Keyser and…