J-PAL North America is developing a strategic vision — informed by a new racial equity advisory committee — to advance inclusion, prioritize racial equity in research, and promote equitable and inclusive research practices in its network.
Abdullahi Tsanni wants to broaden understanding and expand coverage of science research in Africa.
Martin Luther King Jr. Scholar Brian Nord trains machines to explore the cosmos and fights for equity in research.
The MIT Black History Project is documenting 150+ years of the Black experience at the Institute and beyond.
Frederick Harris Jr., MIT senior lecturer and creator of the It Must Be Now! initiative, reflects on music’s historic role in addressing racial issues.
In the late '60s, young Boston artists began polishing their craft in MIT's Roxbury Photographers Training Program, the subject of a new exhibition at the MIT Museum.
Keynote speaker at MIT’s annual luncheon honoring Martin Luther King Jr. delivers powerful message about the need for change.
The role-playing game “On the Plane” simulates xenophobia to foster greater understanding and reflection via virtual experiences.
A contemporary reinterpretation of an 18th century ballet reveals the fragility of orientalist fantasies.
MIT’s inaugural Bearing Witness, Seeking Justice conference explores video’s role in the struggle over truth and civil liberties.
Faculty, staff, and students come together in solidarity, to acknowledge the victims of the Buffalo, New York, mass shooting.
Independent study provides an opportunity to enhance understanding, share learnings with the MIT community.
Dominique was one of four honorees recently awarded an MLK Jr. Leadership Award.
MLK Visiting Professor S. Craig Watkins looks beyond algorithm bias to an AI future where models more effectively deal with systemic inequality.
A new MIT-wide effort launched by the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society uses social science and computation to address systemic racism.