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Reproductive Justice is more than just Birth Control and Abortion By Mary Siskaninetz ’19 Sociology 2099, a course on Reproductive Justice, has been the most life changing class in my college career so far. It made me realize that I do not just have to sit by the sidelines on issues about women’s rights and […]
Reflections on my time as TCP Program Coordinator By Elaina Johns-Wolfe About two years ago, I began my assignment as graduate assistant for the Kunz Center for Social Research, of which Dr. Jennifer Malat was director. The Cincinnati Project was only in its infancy at the time — more of an idea than a cohesive research center. Over […]
2016 NAACP National Conference Data Collection Brian Eiler, PhD Psychology student As part of the Cincinnati Project, I was invited to participate in discussions at the 2016 NAACP National Conference surrounding police-community interactions. While my primary role was as a scientist, to help collect data to understand how police officers and members of local communities, […]
Reproductive Justice: A positive approach to Sexuality, Health and Human Rights By Emma Fox and Juliana Madzia Reproductive Justice is not a term that many people are familiar with. At least, this is how we felt when we enrolled in this Sociology 2099 class. We had some vague idea of what it might mean; we […]
Patrisse Cullors, Ph.D., Speaks on February 16 about Essential Resistance Join us on February 16, at 6:00pm in TUC Great Hall to hear Patrisse Cullors, PhD, a founder of the Black Lives Matter movement, speak on: “Resistance is Essential: The Continuing Fight for Black and Queer Lives” Event is free and open to the public. […]
Join us on February 17th! Patricia Hill Collins, PhD, Joins Us for The Third Annual Cincinnati Project Symposium! The Symposium is on Friday, February 17, 20178:30 AM – 2:30 PMAfrican American Cultural & Resource CenterPatricia Hill Collins, PhD will give her keynote address on“Taking a Stand: Anti-Black Racism and Coalitional Politics”Registration information and full agenda available […]
Jim Crow Geography and HIV Disparities By Carolette Norwood I’m super excited to be apart of the first Cincinnati Project cohort of scholars. My scholarship has always focused on the health and wellbeing of African American women. Currently I’m partnering up with Caracole House to extend on my existing research that takes into account how gender, race, sexuality and space […]
The Value of Community Partnerships in Academic Research By: Leila Rodriguez Early on in our training as anthropologists, we learn that ethnographic fieldwork is the pillar of anthropological inquiry. To best understand a community from their own perspective, we immerse ourselves in their lives, and use a host of research methods including participant observation and interviewing […]
Reproductive Justice: Creating Change in the greater Cincinnati area By Danielle Bessett Photo courtesy of www.forharriet.com What is “reproductive justice”? The word “reproduction” might conjure ideas about medicine and health care services, especially the ways we care for pregnancy and birth in the U.S. “Justice,” on the other hand, often evokes legality and smacks of legal […]
Ferguson, Baltimore and Cincinnati By Earl Wright II On Tuesday, October 4, I will participate on a panel discussion on the implications of the Department of Justice reports on Ferguson, Missouri and Baltimore, Maryland titled, “DOJ Reports on Policing in Ferguson and Baltimore: What They Mean for Cincinnati and the Country.” During the few minutes I have to […]
