The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security is committed to amplifying the voices of our Black colleagues in international affairs as we work to fight racism and promote justice in the United States and around the world.
We invite you to read and share some of our favorite articles, and follow these thought leaders.
Articles and Blog Posts
- How Western media would cover Minneapolis if it happened in another country By Karen Attiah, Global Opinions editor at The Washington Post
- Color of Covid: The racial justice paradox of our new stay-at-home economy By Catherine Powell, Professor of Law, Fordham Law School
- Redefining our concept of security By Bonnie Jenkins, Founder and President of the Women of Color Advancing Peace, Security and Conflict Transformation
- America is diverse. Why aren’t its diplomats? Featuring Amb. Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley
- “Boycotting Should Be a Tactic to Protest the Powerful, Not to Strengthen Them” By Dr. Jenn M. Jackson, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Syracuse University
- “We are not okay. And you shouldn’t be either.” By Meg Guliford, PhD Candidate in International Relations at Tufts University’s Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
- What do I want from white people? (An illustration on being black in America.) By Tianna
- An Appeal to the National Security Community to Fight Racial Injustice by Bishop Garrison, President and Co-founder of the Joseph Rainey Center for Public Policy and Jon Wolfsthal, Director of the Nuclear Crisis Group
- I’m black. I’m a peacebuilder. I want your help. By Jessica Murrey, social change communication expert with Search for Common Ground
- Top Peace, Security & Foreign Policy Issues Concerning Women of Color in the United States Via Women of Color Advancing Peace & Security
- Afro-American Women Activists as True Negotiators in the International Arena (1893-1945) By Fatma Ramdani
- Twitter thread of black women in US foreign policy history
- Influential Black Women in US Foreign Policy History: A Twitter Thread
- Black Nationalist Women and Global Visions of Freedom By Dr. Keisha N. Blain, Associate Professor of History, University of Pittsburgh
- The Color and Gender of COVID-19: Essential Workers, Not Disposable People By Catherine Powell, Professor, Fordham University School of Law
- Women Have Always Been a Part of White Supremacy By Jenn M. Jackson, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Syracuse University
- Some lawmakers are calling for truth commissions on racial violence. How do these work? By Kelebogile Zvobgo, Director of International Justice Lab and Carla Winston, Assistant Professor of International Relations, University of Melbourne
- The Black Women Who Paved the Way for This Moment By Keisha N. Blain, Professor of History, University of Pittsburgh
- Solidarity Statement by Organizations and Individuals Against Racism and Discrimination By Women of Color Advancing Peace & Security
- Beyond Lip Service: Tackling Racism in your Development Organization by Lauren Reese, International Development and Peacebuilding Specialist based in Myanmar
Books
- Afro-Paradise: Blackness, Violence, and Performance in Brazil By Christen A. Smith, Assistant Professor of African and African Diaspora Studies and Anthropology at The University of Texas at Austin
- Chocolate Cities: The Black Map of American Life By Dr. Marcus Anthony Hunter, Chair of the Department of African American Studies, UCLA and Dr. Zandria F. Robinson, Associate Professor of African American Studies, Georgetown University
- To Turn the Whole World Over: Black Women and Internationalism By Dr. Keisha N. Blain, Associate Professor of History, University of Pittsburgh and Dr. Tiffany M. Gill, Associate Professor of History and Africana Studies, University of Delaware
- Into the Eye of the Storm: A Handbook for International Peacebuilding By Dr. Wallace Warfield, Associate Professor of Conflict Analysis, George Mason University
- Wealth, Poverty and Politics: An International Perspective By Thomas Sowell, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University
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We invite you to add to our recommended reading list by emailing resources to giwps@georgetown.edu.
