In the Spotlight

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Siva Vaidhyanathan writes for The Guardian on recent leaks exposing Facebook and Instagram.

The Equity Center worked with Albemarle County’s Office of Equity and Inclusion to create an Equity Profile anaylizing various conditions across demographic groups and geographic areas that contribute to well-being.

The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded $199,663 in support of the Religion, Race & Democracy Lab’s forthcoming podcast series on religion and climate change.

The Jefferson School African American Heritage Center selected to recieve the Lee statue, with plans to transform it into a new work of art that will reflect racial justice and inclusion

How worried should we be about Russia using nuclear weapons? Lab Director Todd Sechser weighs in on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Who’ll Stand for Democracy?
Aspen Ideas Festival: Taking Stock: America at an Inflection Point
As part of the Aspen Ideas Festival, former White House Domestic Policy directors Melody Barnes and John Bridgeland have a conversation with Dan Porterfield, President and CEO of the Aspen Institute, on the current state of affairs.
Irish Times Festival: Race, Democracy and the American Crisis
A conversation between Co-Director Melody Barnes and Irish Times columnist and author Fintan O’Toole, on recent events in America: Black Lives Matter and police brutality, George Floyd and Donald Trump, civil rights and the American crisis.
Restrictions on Beach and Pool Access Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic
Monument Avenue must be for everyone
Co-Director Melody Barnes writes about Richmond's Monument Avenue in The Washington Post.
US hospitals function like businesses. That's why they are struggling amid COVID pandemic.
Why did it take so long for Reddit and Facebook to block racist groups?
New column by Deliberative Media Lab Director Siva Vaidhyanathan in The Guardian.