Announcements

• Dr. Whitehead receives the 2021 Vernon Jarrett Medal for Journalistic Excellence, honoring her body of work including her show on WEAA. Dr. 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 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. Kaye 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 Director of the Institute Dr. Karsonya "Kaye" Wise Whitehead, Ph.D., associate 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: Kaye 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 on Cision PRWeb.
• Loyola University Maryland launches Karson Institute for Race, Peace & Social Justice on Baltimore Fishbowl.
• Loyola creates Karson Institute for Race, Peace & Social Justice on Yahoo Finance.
• Loyola creates Karson Institute for Race, Peace & Social Justice on Yahoo News.