This project centers on the lived experiences of Harlem’s Black youth during the Civil Rights Movement to demonstrate an alternative way of thinking about children in historical research.
Black, Race, and Ethnic Studies
The Limits of Black Nationalism: The Nation of Islam (1930-75) as a Case Study
My project focuses on how imagery of domestic Black women is used to convey strength of a Black nation.
When Serving Isn’t Enough: Racial Capital and Latino Outcomes in CUNY’s Hispanic-Serving Institutions
This research reveals Latinos’ educational disparities at CUNYs HSIs and assess how the categorical designation shapes the Latino identity.
“Better Safe than Sorry”: Racialized and Queer Family Policing through Mandatory Reporting
Mandatory reporting laws serve as the gateway into a system that criminalizes poverty and weaponizes race, sexuality, and gender against caregivers who fall outside of dominant notions around family life.
