CSREA at Brown University @csrea.bsky.social

The Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America (CSREA) at Brown University is a leading voice in the study and research of the complex social issues surrounding identity, power, and justice.

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We’re pleased to welcome Dylan Baker, Lead Research Engineer at the Distributed AI Research Institute, as a keynote speaker on April 3, 2026.

Their keynote will explore AI through the lenses of ethics, labor, and community—bringing critical attention to how systems are built and who they impact.
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How is AI transforming the classroom from K-12 to higher education?

At our AI Symposium, “The New Classroom: The Future of K–20 Schooling” will bring together researchers and education leaders to explore how AI is reshaping teaching, learning, and critical thinking in an emerging technological era.
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Today at 4 PM!

Pulitzer Prize–winning author Héctor Tobar joins us to talk about Latinidad, migration, and belonging through his book "Our Migrant Souls."

🗓 4:00 PM
📍 Sidney E. Frank Hall, Room 220
💻 Hybrid | Free
🎟️ csrea.link/Tobar
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We're excited to have filmmaker Wanuri Kahiu lead a session titled Afrofuturism for Education and Society.

Through her work in film and the Afrobubblegum, Kahiu explores how joy, and speculative storytelling can reshape how we think about technology, culture, and the future.

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At our AI Symposium on April 3rd, Cordell Sloan and Letitia Onyango will lead “Grounding in AI: Language, Literacy & Agency,” a session exploring how AI systems work, the histories behind them, and why AI literacy matters for building a more equitable technological future.

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We’re thrilled to announce Baratunde Thurston as keynote speaker for our AI Symposium on April 3, 2026.

Host of "Life With Machines", Baratunde explores how we can live thoughtfully and responsibly in an AI-driven world.

Join us for a keynote that connects culture, community, and the future of AI.
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🎤 Speaker Spotlight 🎤

Pulitzer Prize–winning author Héctor Tobar’s work spans journalism, fiction, and memoir, consistently illuminating the complexities of race, migration, and identity in the Americas.

He’ll be joined in conversation by writer and professor Matthew Shenoda.

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What does it mean to be Latino in the U.S. right now?

Join us for a powerful conversation with Pulitzer Prize–winning author Héctor Tobar, whose book "Our Migrant Souls" explores identity, migration, belonging, and the stories we carry across generations.

🎟 csrea.link/Tobar
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What if the communities most affected by inequality got to define what AI literacy looks like in education?

That's the question we set out to explore and resulted in our new zine centered on culturally flexible AI literacy.

Check it out here: csrea.link/Zine-AI
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TODAY!
Join us for a conversation with Christina Cross on Inherited Inequality and why marriage promotion has failed to close the racial gap.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

📍 Andrews House, Room 110
13 Brown Street,
Providence, RI 02912
⏰ 4:00 PM
🔗 csrea.link/cross
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THIS WEEK 🔜
We’re welcoming sociologist Christina Cross for a powerful, data-driven talk on her new book, "Inherited Inequality"—and why the two-parent family is not the equalizer we’ve been told it is.

📅 Feb 19, 2026
⏰ 4:00 PM
📍 Andrews House, Room 110
🔗 csrea.link/cross
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Featured Speaker!

Christina J. Cross is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Harvard whose work examines how family structure shapes life chances and how those effects differ by race and class.
Join us as she shares her research and rethinks long-standing narratives about family and inequality.
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Does the “two-parent family” really cure inequality?

In her new book "Inherited Inequality", sociologist Christina Cross challenges decades of policy myths and shows why marriage promotion fails to protect Black children from structural racism.

📅 Feb 19, 2026 | ⏰ 4:00 PM
🔗 csrea.link/cross
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Come spend some time with us today, Wednesday, February 4, from 4:00–5:00pm at the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America (96 Waterman Street) for a time of fellowship, community, and light refreshments. We’d love to see you!
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We welcome you to swing by the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America (96 Waterman Street) on Wednesday, February 4, 2026 between 4:00 - 5:00pm for a time of fellowship and community.
We hope to see you there!
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ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Rafael Medina, Dominican-American photographer from Providence, captures the city’s soul through street & event photography. His piece "Last Kiss Goodbye"—a fleeting moment on a quiet downtown night—is on view now in our Imagining Social Justice Art Exhibit.
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ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Toby Sisson, Providence artist & professor, explores hybridity and belonging through layered work. Her piece "Deconstructed American (5)" uses fractured collage to reflect complex national identity. On view now in our Imagining Social Justice Art Exhibit.
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ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Jeremy Dennis is a Shinnecock fine art photographer who uses cinematic imagery to explore Indigenous identity & the impacts of colonization. His "Rise" series confronts erasure & historical violence. See his work "Monolith" in our Imagining Social Justice Art Exhibit.
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Join us TODAY at 4 PM for a moving conversation with anthropologist Laurence Ralph about his new book Sito: An American Teenager and the City that Failed Him. Through Sito’s story, Ralph explores the cycles of violence and the strength of communities in the face of loss.

🔗 csrea.link/Sito
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Join us on for a conversation with anthropologist Laurence Ralph on his new book "Sito: An American Teenager and the City that Failed Him." Through the story of a 19-year-old lost to gun violence, Ralph reflects on violence, loss, and the resilience of communities.

🔗 csrea.link/Sito
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We are 1 WEEK AWAY from our Dr. Jean S. Yun Lecture Series with immigration law scholar Hiroshi Motomura. His lecture will trace 150+ years of AAPI experiences with U.S. immigration policy.

📅 October 2, 2025
⏰ 4:00 pm
📍Petteruti Lounge
🔗 csrea.link/JYL25
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Today’s the day!

We’re gathering in Pembroke 305 for the 90th Anniversary Conference of W.E.B. Du Bois’ Black Reconstruction in America.

Join the dialogue with scholars, educators & community voices on race, democracy & labor that Du Bois began nearly a century ago.

Zoom 🔗: csrea.link/DuBoisZoom
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Today at 4 PM — Join us at Rites & Reason Theatre (or online) for an artist roundtable on creativity, resilience & connection, followed by the launch of CSREA’s Imagining Social Justice Art Exhibit with refreshments. Free & open to all!
csrea.link/ArtTalk
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We are excited to welcome artist + writer Mary-Kim Arnold to our Community + Connection: Artist Roundtable on Sept 18.

She’ll share her work, "Customs", a textile work exploring Korean adoption, forced family separation, and the documents that reduce lives to data points.

🔗 csrea.link/ArtTalk
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In her talk “The Politics of Memory and the Truth-Telling Legacies of Black Reconstruction.”, Dr. Hajar Yazdiha will examine Du Bois’s lessons on history, memory, and truth-telling—and how they help us imagine a better future.

You won’t want to miss her talk on Sept 19th!

🔗: csrea.link/DuBois
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ONE WEEK AWAY from a powerful gathering honoring the 90th anniversary of W.E.B. Du Bois’ Black Reconstruction in America.

Expect a full day of:
🎤 Keynote lectures from leading voices
💡 Thought-provoking panel discussions
👥 Engaged dialogue across disciplines and generations

🔗: csrea.link/DuBois
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Our featured speaker, Freeden Blume Oeur explores how Du Bois and Helen Boardman exposed racism in school textbooks—and why their lessons still matter today.

Catch his talk at “US Democracy, Then and Now” on Sept 19th!

🔗: csrea.link/DuBois
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We are excited Dr. Enongo Lumumba-Kasongo —rapper, beatmaker, and scholar —will be joining our Community + Connection: Artist Roundtable on Sept 18 at 4pm!

She’ll be talking about her track "PRAISE WORSHIP", a powerful exploration of perfectionism, anxiety, and freedom.

🔗 csrea.link/ArtTalk
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CSREA presents the Dr. Jean S. Yun Lecture Series with immigration law scholar Hiroshi Motomura. Motomura will present on AAPI communities, U.S. immigration policy, and how borders conceal inequality and laws normalize discrimination.

📅 October 2, 2025
⏰ 4:00 pm
📍Petteruti Lounge
🔗 csrea.link/JYL25
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Our featured speaker, Dr. Robert Gooding-Williams asks: can democracy survive without solving both Du Bois’s “race-problem,” and the “poor white problem”?

Join the conversation Sept 19th at US Democracy, Then and Now.

🔗: csrea.link/DuBois
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