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Rachel E. Harding Explains Why Increasing Numbers of Black Americans Are Attracted to African Spiritualities

March 22, 2024

Rachel E. Harding, Associate Professor in the Department of Ethnic Studies, explains to Religion News why an increasing number of Black Americans are turning to African spiritualities. She states that African religions, like African American Christianity, celebrate Black identity and comfort oppressed Black people: “The key characteristics of the religions...

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Philosophy and Ethnic Studies Collaborators Invite the CU Denver Community to inVISIBLE | hyperVISIBLE

June 16, 2022

Philosophy’s Boram Jeong, along with Ethnic Studies' Boyung Lee, Sammy Lee, and Chad Shomura recently revived the exhibiton inVISIBLE | hyperVISIBLE at the Dairy Arts Center (running now to July 16th). The theme inVISIBLE | hyperVISIBLE captures the struggles of Asians and Asian Americans to survive and thrive in the...

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Faye Caronan and Lisa Keranen on Racism Spreading Like a Virus

March 5, 2020

Focusing on how anxiety can fuel racism, and how that can be prevented, Faye Caronan (Associate Professor and Chair of the Ethnic Studies), and Lisa Keranen (Associate Professor and Chair of the Communication) held an event on campus focusing on the Coronavirus, and also sat down with local media. Colorado...

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Ethnic Studies “Let’s Talk” Series

Feb. 5, 2020

Thursday at 3:45 - 4:30 pm Plaza Bldg Suite 102 Join conversations around forward thinking topics : Feb 20 - African American Heritage Month March 5 - Hear from our majors March 19 Ethnic Women Icons in History

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Rachel Harding, Associate Professor of Ethnic Studies

Harding on murder of Brazilian politician

March 29, 2018

Marielle Franco, 38-year-old Brazilian politician who campaigned against a corrupt military police occupation of poor neighborhoods in Rio, was executed on the streets of Rio. According to reports, the bullets casings were from ammunition used by the military police. According to Rachel E. Harding, a Brazil specialist at the University...

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