Redefining Health in the Age of COVID-19 PublishedAugust 12, 2020 by James Zheng In the era of COVID-19, it’s easy to become numb. Numb to the millions of cases. The thousands of stories … Read more
Systematic Failures: What Can an Intern Do? PublishedJuly 13, 2020 by James Zheng Hello, world! My name’s James, and I am part of the (virtual) DukeEngage program in Washington D.C. I’m currently working … Read more
In this country American means white. Everybody else has to hyphenate. – Toni Morrison PublishedAugust 07, 2019 by Mina Mortchev I wasn’t raised in America, this meant a lot of things for my upbringing. I didn’t eat the same foods … Read more
Volunteering at the Food Bank PublishedAugust 07, 2019 by Michael Castro Volunteering at the food bank made me quite emotional. I was helping out with registration overall, but I mainly focused … Read more
A New Narrative of History PublishedAugust 07, 2019 by Shikhar Gupta Throughout elementary and middle school, I learned about the basic story of slavery in history classes: moving from the slave … Read more
Great Speakers? Yes. Diverse Speakers? No. PublishedAugust 03, 2019 by Michael Castro This program is pretty diverse. Better yet, I think it’s as diverse as it can be because there are no … Read more
My Racial Equity Journey Begins Here PublishedJuly 30, 2019 by Rebecca Torrence The nonprofit I work for, the Center for the Study of Social Policy, centers all of its projects in equity. … Read more
A Community Even Through Crisis PublishedJuly 18, 2019 by Muhammad Fazili The drums beat with a melody that played like a ray of hope in a solemn place–a snippet of unity … Read more
How to handle a dissenting opinion PublishedJune 29, 2018 by Katie Ridgway What does privilege mean? A quick dictionary search will give you a definition something like this: a special right or … Read more