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Racist By Design – Two Centuries of U.S. Immigration Control

Presented by: Kelly Lytle Hernandez

November 5, 2026

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October 28, 2026

“I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free”: Movements for Liberation and Transfigurations of Freedom

by Angela Y. Davis

October 14, 2026

Time As Space

by David Z Albert

April 30, 2026

The Constitutional Right to Transition: Reconstruction and the Political History of Transphobia

by Jules Gill-Peterson

March 11, 2026

Is This Your Only Life?

by Mark Johnston

November 5, 2025

Three Ages and Three Intelligences: Exploit, Explore, Empower

by Alison Gopnik

Marta Moreno Vega

October 29, 2025

The Soul – Spirit is My Altar

by Marta Moreno Vega, PhD

October 7, 2025

Bringing Public Health to Light: Reimagining Impact Through Visibility, Voice, and New Pathways

by Katelyn Jetelina

September 24, 2025

Evolution and Animal Minds

by Peter Godfrey-Smith

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