A statement from AFRE in partnership with the Atlantic Fellows Community on the tragic and senseless killings of Black people by law enforcement.
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Over the past month, millions of people around the world -- our staff included -- have taken to the streets to protest the brutal and senseless killings of Black people by law enforcement and to demand social transformation. June was also a time to reflect on the 155th commemoration of Juneteenth and the 44th anniversary of YouthDay. Below are some of the ways our Fellows and board members took action in June.
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In this personal essay, AFRE’s programme manager Keyaria Rhodes reflects on the importance of Juneteenth, amid the massive global protests.
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We, the 2019 cohort of the Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity, call on everyone to make a daily commitment to work for racial justice.
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COVID-19 is upending all of our lives. As we adjust to these uncertain times, we’re uplifted by the great work our Fellows are doing to help their communities, share important resources, and offer words of encouragement.
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The spread of COVID-19 across the globe has laid bare the racialised inequalities that exist in our social systems. Now more than ever is the time for leadership based in values of compassion and visions of justice.
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Thirty years ago, a 71-year-old Nelson Mandela walked out of the then-Victor Verster prison, an hour’s drive away from Cape Town. He had entered prison as a young fighter and emerged as an elder statesman, more open to negotiation, but still willing to go toe to toe when needed.
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Photos and remarks by Dr. Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot from “Racial Equity: Building a Liberatory Future for 2020 and Beyond,” a panel discussion held at the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
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In June, the 2019 Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity gathered in Magaliesburg, a small, mountainous town 70 kilometers outside Johannesburg, South Africa. This gathering, which marked the first module of the second year of the AFRE programme, was geared towards kickstarting a journey of personal development for each Fellow whilst being in community with other changemakers.
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On 26-27 September 2019, AFRE co-hosted a two-day symposium in collaboration with the African American and African Diaspora Studies Department (Columbia University) and the Department of Africana Studies (Barnard College), marking the 400th anniversary of the beginning of slavery in the U.S.
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Fellows from the seven Atlantic Institute programmes, spanning five continents and 61 countries, descended upon Oxford University for the inaugural global Senior Fellow convening. Rhodes House was filled with a passion the builders most likely never anticipated: that of revolutionary humanity, unapologetic Blackness and resilient peace-making.
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The Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity (AFRE) has announced its second cohort of Atlantic Fellows—20 leaders from across South Africa and the United States who are employing a broad spectrum of strategies to end anti-Black racism in the two countries and to build a more equitable world.
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