PUBLIC SCHOLARSHIP AND FEATURES
CENTER FOR SOCIAL SOLUTIONS STUDENT FEATURE:
Sadiyah Malcolm
Sadiyah Malcolm began working at the Center for Social Solutions in the summer of 2023 as a Rackham Doctoral intern. As a new member of the staff, Sadiyah has enjoyed working closely with the community fellows to attend to community needs and visions. Most recently, she has been finding research focused on Flint according to the social determinants of health. She notes, “reparations is a matter of human rights; our community fellows are doing amazing work, and I’m proud to be a part of this transformative work.”
WOMEN AND GIRLS IN JAMAICA ARE VICTIMS OF CHRONIC VIOLENCE — BUT IT’S ONLY A SNAPSHOT
Opinion: I study Black girlhood in Jamaica. Here’s what I’ve learned about the “Confounding Island.”
I never wanted to study violence — particularly when it came to Black girls. I had already seen...
BLACK FEMINIST SCHOLARS
SWS centers and promotes the Black movement/resistance. The following list highlights Black feminist thoughts, work, expertise, and voices. SWS members have provided the following list of Black Scholars to center during this time of protests, attention to systemic racism, and white supremacy.
W.E.B. DU BOIS AT 150
The great African-American sociologist, historian and writer W.E.B. Du Bois was born 150 years ago this week. His classic book, The Souls of Black Folk, has been republished with a new introduction.
the Black Girls Lit(eracy) project
The initiative, created to promote literacy amongst Black Girls in Philadelphia, received 397 book donations on a rolling basis throughout the summer of 2017. Attached with each book was a note of encouragement from community members emphasizing the importance of literacy. A portion of the books collected through the Black Girls Lit(eracy) project were donated to social service agencies, a local Church’s women’s ministry, and to the Southwest Police Athletic League Center’s Library. All others were given directly to the young women.
WHAT YOU READING? THE SERIES
A Podcast by Carmin Wong
S1 Ep: 5 & 6
CREATING A SPACE TO PAUSE AND REFLECT IN SOUTHWEST PHILADELPHIA
"...The last event was titled “Black Girls Lit” and focused on literacy. The mentors held a book drive and collected over 400 books to give away along with bookmarks and t-shirts.
Barron values the conversation and relationships that are generated with the girls, but she also knows that she and Malcolm have something to give back as they lead by example..."
BLACK FEMINIST KITCHEN
THE BLACK [GIRLHOOD] COMMONS (AUNRIKA TUCKER-SHABAZZ, DANAE ROSS, M.S.W., AND SADIYAH MALCOLM)
"The Black [Girlhood] Commons aligns with the spirit of Black [feminism] in arguing that due to multiple interlocking systems of oppression, the true complexity of Black [women and girls’] everyday public and private lives - and labor - has been distorted..."
WALLACE HOUSE PRESENTS “THE 1619 PROJECT: EXAMINING THE LEGACY OF SLAVERY AND THE BUILDING OF A NATION”
“The 1619 Project: Examining the Legacy of Slavery and the Building of a Nation” with Nikole Hannah-Jones, New York Times reporter in conversation with Rochelle Riley, Director of Arts and Culture at the Detroit Office of the Arts, Culture and Entrepreneurship
CONSCIOUS BLACKNESS: THE EXPERIENCES OF US STUDENTS IN THE UK
After hearing about the death of Terence Crutcher – an unarmed black man killed by police in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Sadiyah Malcolm couldn’t sleep. She recalls spending the night talking to her roommate about what had happened.
“It kept me up for so long,” said Malcolm, a 21-year-old student from Howard University, who is currently studying in Europe.
While walking to class in central London the following morning, Malcolm remembers hearing a broadcast about the shooting.
WHY CHOOSE A DAAS CERTIFICATE?
Feature: Sadiyah Malcolm
Why Choose a DAAS Certificate?
"My experiences in the African Studies certificate program were foundational in building out my dissertation framework. It helped me to theorize and engage as an interdisciplinary scholar, invested in the lifeworlds of Black girls on the continent and in the African Diaspora..."
INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON WOMEN AND GENDER
Student Profile: Sadiyah Malcolm
Established in 1995, the Institute for Research on Women & Gender (IRWG) is an interdisciplinary unit of the University of Michigan Office of Research, supporting research on women, gender, and sexuality.
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