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Announcement on Leadership from Board Chair Ira Sallen

To the Ackerman Community, On behalf of the Board, I would like to express our thanks to Martha Fling, who is stepping down as CEO ...
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They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South

December Book of the Month | They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South by Dr. Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers

Ackerman’s Community Book Club selection for December is They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South by Dr. Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers.
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Trevor Noah

October Book of the Month | Born a Crime by Tanya Trevor Noah

Ackerman’s Community Book Club selection for October is Born a Crime by Trevor Noah.
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Stephen Sokoloff

In Loving Memory of Stephen Sokoloff

In Loving Memory of Stephen Sokoloff
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Statement on the Conflict in Israel and Gaza

We are horrified and heartbroken by the violence against children and families in Israel and Gaza, and we denounce the atrocities inflicted by Hamas that ...
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In Memory of Doris “Dorie” C. Kempner

In Loving Tribute to Doris "Dorie" C. Kempner, Honored Board Member
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2023 Sandy Chernick Scholarship Award of Excellence

Congratulations to the 2023 winner of the Sandy Chernick Award of Excellence, Priya Bhanderi! Priya was nominated for demonstrating the humanity, skill, and exemplifying qualities we seek in ...
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Raquel Willis and Derrick T. Jordan

Thank You for Celebrating Allyship, Advocacy, and Affirmation with The Gender & Family Project

Thank you for being part of the Ackerman Institute’s Gender & Family Project Benefit! It was truly a night to remember, as we came together to ...
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Racial Innocence Book

April Book of the Month | Racial Innocence: Unmasking Latino Anti-Black Bias and the Struggle for Equality by Tanya Katerí Hernández

Ackerman’s Community Book Club selection for April is Racial Innocence: Unmasking Latino Anti-Black Bias and the Struggle for Equality by Tanya Katerí Hernández.
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Books In Library

February Book of the Month | The Isis Papers: The Keys to the Colors by Frances Cress Welsing

The Isis Papers: The Keys to the Colors by Frances Cress Welsing, was selected to offer a thought-provoking and provocative consideration of where racism and ...
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Ackerman Community Book Club

January Book of the Month | Tell me How it Ends: An Essay in Forty Questions by Valeria Luiselli

This book was selected to help therapists consider the experience of of immigration, racism, and trauma while working with families. How can this book help ...
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How to Raise an Antiracist December Book Club

December Book of the Month | How to Raise an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi

Ackerman’s Community Book Club selection for December is, How to Raise an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi. This book was selected to help us understand ...
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