My research focuses on Black women’s maternal mental, perinatal, and behavioral health experiences and the intersectional racism contextualizing and driving these experiences. I engage directly with Black women and their advocates within the communities where they live, eat, play, and pray. I utilize...
by Lindsay Lowry History of The Sojourner Truth Lecture Each year at Mason, Women and Gender Studies and African and African American Studies co-sponsor the Sojourner Truth Lecture Series during the spring in honor of Black History and Women’s History months. In the past, our speakers have included...
Meet the African and African American Studies Staff! Dr. LaNitra Berger, Director Dr. Berger is director of African and African American Studies and an associate professor of history and art history at George Mason University. From 2010-2022, she was the senior director of the Office of Fellowsh...
What is race? What is ethnicity? Why do race and ethnicity continue to exert a powerful influence in people's lives in many parts of the world? How does a comparative examination of race, ethnicity, and migration complicate and sharpen our understanding of intergroup relations? In this course, our ob...
2023-24 Annual Theme: Democracy, Disposability, and Repair CHR Residential Fellowships 2023-24 *PDF HERE (Open to Tenured/Tenure-track Faculty and advanced Graduate Students at George Mason University) We are delighted to announce our annual theme for the upcoming academic year, as well as circu...
