Stories about "Justice and poverty"

Bates announces virtual MLK Day events, including Angela Davis as keynote
Friday, January 15, 2021 2:13 pm
Davis opens a day of reflection with her Martin Luther King Jr. Day keynote, "Reckoning," on the carceral state.

Meet new faculty: Michael Boyd Roman and the divine beauty of Black men
Thursday, October 22, 2020 4:02 pm
A lecturer in art and visual culture, Roman uses drawing, installation, and digital media to “portray the ordinary grace of contemporary Black men.”

Meet new faculty: Yunkyoung Garrison and the impact of racism and classism on mental health
Thursday, October 1, 2020 3:40 pm
Garrison studies the impacts of racism and classism on mental health, including how the social concept of meritocracy contributes to stress.

With ‘The EngAging Project,’ Ellrodt ’20 aims to ease the ache of loneliness in old age
Thursday, May 14, 2020 10:06 am
With the help of 50-plus people who shared experiences and expertise, an environmental studies major has published a new resource for lonely and those who support them.

Times and dates of five plays during Black History Month at Bates
Thursday, February 6, 2020 10:13 am
Bates’ Africana program offers five plays during Black History Month that use historical events as a springboard to explore white oppression and black resistance.

‘I don’t know why I said that’: MLK Day keynote looks at hidden bias
Thursday, January 23, 2020 10:12 am
Biased author Jennifer Eberhardt's talk was rich in science, often sobering, yet ultimately uplifting.

Q&A: In Boston State House play, Cliff Odle explores slavery, freedom, and allyship
Friday, October 4, 2019 10:01 am
The language of civil rights and the “disappointing white moderate” go way back, says the Bates lecturer in theater.

Q&A: It’s time for a new paradigm in our view of how to live, says Ethan Miller
Thursday, September 26, 2019 3:45 pm
In a 2019 book, Bates lecturer Miller calls for a fundamentally new approach to the conversation about living sustainably.

To address today’s problems, look to Ella Baker, says scholar-activist Barbara Ransby
Thursday, March 28, 2019 4:19 pm
In her postponed Martin Luther King Jr. Day keynote, the renowned historian helps us parlay lessons of the past into a brighter future.

Imani Perry: What if digital activism, such as via Twitter, doesn’t really do anything?
Thursday, March 14, 2019 3:24 pm
Instead of Twitter cancellations and Facebook face-offs, we should focus on transformation, says Perry, a Princeton professor and noted public intellectual.