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Cambridge, MA: The Center for Public Leadership (CPL) at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) is pleased to announce LaTosha Brown as a 2020 Hauser Leader. Brown is an award-winning organizer who co-founded Black Voters Matter Fund (BVMF) in 2016 to boost Black voter registration and turnout; in 2018, Brown and BVMF launched the Capacity Building Institute to increase power in marginalized, predominantly Black communities. During her tenure at CPL, which started in full force this summer and will continue through the upcoming academic year, Brown will contribute as an active member to CPL’s community of scholarship and learning. She launched her Hauser Leader appointment by leading the HKS Summer Teach-in, a virtual learning program inspiring Harvard community members, to gain new insights and perspectives on race in America. She will continue working with students and faculty to interrogate and explore our collective responsibility to advance social justice and political empowerment. “Harvard Kennedy School has benefitted tremendously from LaTosha Brown’s thought leadership and moral clarity since [...]

SAVE THE DATE... AUGUST 21 6PM CST/ 7PM EST here at ReallyReecyMusic for the "DOPE CHICKS VOTE" virtual concert,  with some of the DOPEST CHICKS around... LaTosha R. Brown CASME' Casey Kearney Music Monica Marie Natalia Soul and #CatieTrainor. Live on facebook Click Here to View .

The United States is currently engaged in a time of rebirth, a “great awakening.” Citizens across the world are leading the charge in critical mass against the intolerance of racial injustice. Ignited by the murder of George Floyd, champions from every class, ethnicity, religion and age, as well as leaders in activism, grassroots organizers, and private and public industries are emerging in power and growing in strength. They are bound by their purpose—to hold our country accountable to the standards of what it truly means to be a united nation of one and to demonstrate that Black lives matter. This summer, the Institute of Politics, Center for Public Leadership and WAPPP are convening ‘Teach-Ins’ to help members of our community gain understanding and perspective during this historic moment. Teach-ins transform college and university campuses into political fora in which students, faculty, and community members take collective responsibility for matters of community, national, and global import. Teach-ins originated in the 1960s with the war in [...]