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Professor|Author. Pre-order THE MIXED MARRIAGE PROJECT https://t.co/Oj9dV6BFnI

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@DorothyERoberts
Dorothy Roberts
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It's terrifying that some people are more concerned about black kids' "disrespect for authority" than cops' disrespect for their humanity.
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Dorothy Roberts
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When I went to see #OneBattleAfterAnother for its amazing cast, I didn’t realize how much it centered intimate relationships between roles played by @LeoDiCaprio, @TEYANATAYLOR & Chase Infiniti & featured many themes I explore in my memoir #TheMixedMarriageProject. (Link in bio)
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Dorothy Roberts
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So honored. 🙏🏾🤎
@oneillinstitute
O'Neill Institute
11 days
Last month, we celebrated the remarkable achievements of four individuals at the O’Neill Institute's Legacy Awards Dinner. Congratulations to @DorothyERoberts @SkyePerryman, Pastor William H. Lamar IV, and Ambassador Keith Harper! https://t.co/eWhBwPDIY9
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Dorothy Roberts
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“We should not have to live in a country where the government can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish and appears to work a low wage job.“ Justice Sotomayor, dissenting.
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Michele Goodwin
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The @oneillinstitute is proud to honor @DorothyERoberts whose pathbreaking scholarship and courageous advocacy has given voice to overlooked women and families. Her transformative scholarship has influenced generations of scholars and students. Congratulations, Dorothy! 🙏🏿🔥
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Dorothy Roberts
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I’m so honored by this award and excited to be in conversation with the amazing @michelebgoodwin at this remarkable evening event. 🙏🏾
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Genetics and Society
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"What unites many of these is not just the massive gap between the myth making and the reality, but the immense financial and political leverage now propelling them forward." @GMWatch https://t.co/PenuLJNagA
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Dorothy Roberts
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I’m so honored by this award and excited to be in conversation with the amazing @michelebgoodwin at this remarkable evening event. 🙏🏾
@oneillinstitute
O'Neill Institute
1 month
Help us celebrate the legacies and achievements of @AmbHarper, @WilliamHLamarIV, @SkyePerryman, and @DorothyERoberts. Reserve your ticket today for the O'Neill Institute's Legacy Award Dinner at @si_africanart. https://t.co/1ektaFe7Fl
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Penn Program on Race, Science & Society (PRSS)
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PRSS Director @DorothyERoberts will deliver the keynote address at the @oneillinstitute bioethics convening, in conversation with O’Neill Institute’s Co-Faculty Director @michelebgoodwin, on September 11 in DC. Register and learn more about the 3-day event
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oneill.law.georgetown.edu
Join us in Washington, DC from September 11–13, 2025, for a powerful symposium that brings together leading voices from law, public health, policy, and community advocacy. Hosted at Georgetown...
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@eji_org
Equal Justice Initiative
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On this day in 1955, two white men abducted and murdered 14-year-old Emmett Till in Mississippi. https://t.co/i42tiT2xbm
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On this day, 14-year-old Emmett Till was abducted and murdered in the Mississippi Delta.
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Dorothy Roberts
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I share their stories and my own in THE MIXED MARRIAGE PROJECT. Now available for pre-order; link in bio. #InterracialMarriage #memoir #Chicago #TheMixedMarriageProject
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Dorothy Roberts
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That quote is by a white woman who immigrated to the US in the 1920s and married a Black man, unaware of US racism and the impact it would have on her. It comes from 500+ interviews my father conducted with interracial couples in Chicago, starting in 1937, when he was 21….
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Dorothy Roberts
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“When I came, I thought it was free for everybody. That’s what they said about America in the old country. That isn’t true. I don’t think I ever would have married as I did if I knew all this. I wouldn’t have the nerve.” September 29, 1938….
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Penn Program on Race, Science & Society (PRSS)
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We’re excited for PRSS Director @DorothyERoberts to deliver the keynote address at the upcoming @oneillinstitute’s bioethics convening, Memory, Medicine and Law on September 11-13 in Washington, DC. Learn more about the event at https://t.co/csFyf4FFki!
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Join us in Washington, DC from September 11–13, 2025, for a powerful symposium that brings together leading voices from law, public health, policy, and community advocacy. Hosted at Georgetown...
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António Guterres
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Just when it seems there are no words left to describe the living hell in Gaza, a new one has been added: “famine”. This is not a mystery — it is a man-made disaster, a moral indictment and a failure of humanity itself. Famine is not only about food; it is the deliberate
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Dorothy Roberts
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@eunicehcho She was already a fierce fighter for immigrant rights, spending her spring break & summers representing undocumented immigrants under harsh conditions. It’s been a joy to see her become a leading attorney against immigrant detention. The best part of being a law professor! 🙏🏾👏🏾👊🏾
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Dorothy Roberts
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A word about @eunicehcho. She came to my office when she was a student at Stanford Law School and I had a fellowship there to ask if she could support my research and learn from me—without requesting any pay or credit….
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Dorothy Roberts
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“It shouldn’t take a lawsuit to force the government to abide by the law and by the Constitution.” Thanks to @eunicehcho and @ACLU for this important lawsuit against oppressive & unlawful immigrant detention.
@democracynow
Democracy Now!
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"Unprecedented and Not Normal": ACLU Sues over Legal Black Hole at "Alligator Alcatraz" ICE Jail
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