Archive - The Work: A critical take on Black art & freedom dreams

The Work of Black Public Mourning

A writer's creed for creating in the midst of global grief.

Sep 26, 2021 •

Dr. Courtney R. Baker

June 2021

The Work of Racial Policing

Black freedom study with dr. Yaba Blay, author of ONE DROP: SHIFTING THE LENS ON RACE

Jun 23, 2021 •

Dr. Courtney R. Baker

May 2021

On Being "the Only One" at Work

Integration after the civil rights movement of the 1960s has been figured as a victory, but it comes at a cost.

May 17, 2021 •

Dr. Courtney R. Baker

Working through Colorism and Antiblackness

Colorism is real but it doesn’t explain everything about antiblackness.

May 4, 2021 •

Dr. Courtney R. Baker

April 2021

Surviving and Thriving as a Black Professional

In this first entry of The Work, I share some tips from my own experiences as a Black woman committed to the work of uplifting Black scholarship…

Apr 26, 2021 •

Dr. Courtney R. Baker

Reflections on Black life and death and freedom dreams

Welcome to The Work: A critical take on Black art & freedom dreams by me, Dr. Courtney R. Baker.

Apr 13, 2021 •

Dr. Courtney R. Baker

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