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Resurfacing the erased history of Black women in the civil rights movement: Expert interview with Dr. Karsonya Wise Whithead
Virgina Governor Asks Department of Education to Review AP African American Studies Course; Featuring Dr. Karsonya Wise Whitehead
Dr. Karsonya Wise Whitehead is featured in PBS' docuseries
Fight the Power: How Hip-Hop Changed the World
Dr. Karsonya Wise Whitehead is the 2023 recipient of the Fairfield University's
REV. John LaFarge, S.J. Award
Fr. Bryan Massingale delivers 30th annual
MLK Convocation
address
The Karson Institute marks its
two year milestone
Dr. Karsonya Wise Whiteheads write-ups for The Black Media Authority
Black History Month 2023: The Power of Black Resistance
Commentary: Running as a metaphor for life: a marathon participants story
Commentary: Juneteenth: Celebrating through our tears
America is not the greatest country in the world
Commentary: HBCU Graduates: We just see the world differently
Dr. Karsonya Wise Whitehead serves as emcee for ceremony of new state attorney Ivan Bate
Dr. Karsonya Wise Whiteheads National Women's Studies Association statements
NWSA Stands in Solidarity with our Colleagues at the New College of Florida
NCUFF statement Jan 17, 2023
NWSA Condemns the Racially Insensitive Remarks of Chancellor Thomas L. Keon
NWSA Stands in Solidarity with our Colleagues at the Indiana University School of Medicine and at the University of Notre Dame
NWSA Stands in Solidarity with Iranian Protesters
Statement Concerning the Overturning Roe v. Wade
NWSA Statement on Leaked Draft of the SCOTUS Decision to overturn Roe V. Wade
NWSA Responds to Faculty Cuts at University of Maine Farmington
NWSA Condemns the Attack on the People of Ukraine
Dr. Karsonya Wise Whitehead is a
2022 UMBC Alumni Award Recipient
Baltimore radio host Karsonya Whitehead runs in
BaltiMORON-A-Thon
Dr. Karsoyna Whitehead wins the
Chesapeake Award #AP
for Outstanding Talk Show
Dr. Karsonya Wise Whitehead receives the
2021 Vernon Jarrett Medal for Journalistic Excellence
, honoring her body of work including her show on WEAA. Dr. Karsonya Wise Whitehead will be celebrated at a ceremony at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on April 21
Podcast and Harriet Tubman documentary top new offerings from Loyola’s Karson Institute for Race, Peace & Social Justice
Dr. Karsonya Wise Whitehead recognized by the
Daily Record as Maryland Top 100 Women
Karson Institute to host conversation and reception with Deputy President of Kenya
Karson Institute for Race, Peace & Social Justice partners with The Baltimore Sun to host Black History Month COMloquia
Selected by
Leaders of Tomorrow Youth Center
as one of Baltimore's Leading Women
Visit Baltimore
honors Dr. Karsonya Wise Whitehead with the first-ever Bridge Award for her work and ongoing commitment to continual education, support and dialogue around issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Dr. Whitehead will be presented with the award at Visit Baltimore’s upcoming Annual Meeting on Thursday, Nov. 18 at the B&O Railroad Museum’s Outdoor Pavilion. The award will also be announced in Visit Baltimore’s Annual Report.
Dr. Karsonya Whitehead's Media Reel
Conversations on Jesuit Higher Education: Ignatian Antiracism and Enhancing U.S. Civic Life; 'Never Postpone Good Work' Dr. Karsonya Wise Whitehead
Founding Executive Director of the Institute Dr. Karsonya "Kaye" Wise Whitehead, Ph.D., professor of communication and African American Studies, receives the
Regional Edward R. Murrow Award, Leaders in Diversity Award from the BBJ
, and
Chesapeake AP Broadcasters Association Award
for diversity, equity, and inclusion work.
An inaugural doctoral fellow, María T. Colompos-Tohtsonie, who is studying Educational Leadership and Policy at Texas Tech University, will assist the Institute with initiatives and ongoing racial justice efforts. She will begin her fellowship with the Institute in June 2021.
Director Position at Karson Institute Elevated and Redefined
In the News
America is not the greatest country in the world | AFRO American Newspapers
Commentary: Juneteenth: Celebrating through our tears | AFRO American Newspapers
Steering into Black America's Reality
on The St. Louis American
Racial and Environmental Justice, Immigration Rights, Women in Leadership Subjects of Jesuit Higher Education Conference
via Georgetown University
Loyola names an inaugural doctoral fellow, María T. Colompos-Tohtsonie
on Twitter
Loyola’s Karson Institute Names María T. Colompos-Tohtsonie Inaugural Doctoral Fellow
on CityBizList
Juneteenth 2021: Events, Festivals to Celebrate in DC, Maryland, Virginia
on NBC 4 Washington
Leaders in Diversity Awards 2021: Karsonya Wise Whitehead, Loyola University Maryland
on Facebook
UMBC Center for Social Science Scholarship recognizes Dr. Whitehead
on Twitter
Karson Institute Partners with the Reginald F. Lewis Museum and MPT
on CityBizList
Karson Institute for Race, Peace & Social Justice Partners with The Baltimore Sun
on CityBizList
Patriot League Anti-Racism Speaker Series Continues with Loyola Maryland’s Dr. Karsonya Whitehead
Black voices that make a difference: The Karson Institute’s Karsonya Whitehead
on WTOP
Black professor at Loyola University Maryland creates a place for positive conversations about race
on The Baltimore Sun
The Karson Institute of Race, Peace & Social Justice
on Fox 45 News.
Loyola creates Karson Institute for Race, Peace & Social Justice
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Loyola University Maryland launches Karson Institute for Race, Peace & Social Justice
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