If you want to understand racial disparities in U.S. jails and prisons, look at how they start in the juvenile system. Black children are only 14% of children under 18. But 42% of boys and 35% of girls locked up are Black. prisonpolicy.org/reports/youth2…

I will vote in Breonna Taylor's honor #TheyCantWeCan voteintheirhonor.com/posters/breonn…

Great ride. #BlackLivesMatter #BreonnaTaylor #blackwomenmatter

I vote because it took Joe Ella Moore seven tries before she finally got onto the Prentiss, Mississippi voter rolls in 1965.

We all need a safe place to live. That's why I just signed a Action Network petition: Calling on State Legislators in MA to Prohibit Public Housing Agencies and Landlords from criminal background Checks. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/home…

We've been busy wrapping filming for the Voices of Reentry mini documentary, coming this fall, and we wanted to lift up some amazing #reentry stories we've encountered along the way. Please RT, share and add your own stories. A short thread (1/4).

Honored to be listed as an author alongside these incredible researchers and advocates for true #equity and inclusion in U.S. social policy. #childrenofimmigrants

We're delighted to share that Mapping Child Opportunity has won a 2021 APDU Data Viz Award. Kudos to the team that built it: Clemens Noelke, The Heller School's Nick Huntington, Nomi Sofer, and the talented crew at hyperobjekt. diversitydatakids.org/maps/?utm_sour…

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#OTD in 1956, the Montgomery Bus Boycott prevailed, ending racial segregation on the public transit system. A federal ruling upheld the decision in Browder v. Gayle and declared Alabama laws requiring segregated buses to be unconstitutional.

Today we honor one of the foremothers of Black feminist anthropology. Zora Neale Hurston was born January 7, 1891. An author, an anthropologist, playwright, folklorist and so much more.

Last night we pre-screened Voices of Reentry with the film's storytellers, all members of Thrive Communities, and what a special night it was! The film will launch soon, and we're planning a series of community conversations this summer and next fall. Stay tuned! #reentrymatters

Loved working with @ejgraff on this piece, with support from Center for Antiracist Research. George Halfkenny is one of the storytellers in the film Voices of Reentry and the co-founder of Thrive Communities. #reentry #reentrymatters

TOMORROW!!! View our award-winning documentary and hear from Voices of Reentry storyteller George Halfkenny, director Nomi Sofer and moderator Linda Small of Justice Radio on WMPG - Radio from USM and Reentry Sisters. #reentry #reentrymatters #documentaryfilm bit.ly/Voicesscreenin…

BA, English Brandeis University; MA & PhD Boston University Department of English. Now: Associate Director of Narrative Center for Antiracist Research and director of Voices of Reentry. Previously: a rich and varied career. #Iwasanenglishmajor

Honored to be producing antiracist public scholarship in such illustrious company.

Are you local to Cambridge, MA? Join us on Sunday 3/19, 4pm for a screening of our award-winning film Voices of Reentry, following by a community conversation with storyteller George Halfkenny, Thrive Communities's Kim Yeasir& film director Nomi Sofer. eventbrite.com/e/voices-of-re…

Excited! First publication in The Emancipator!