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Announcement on Leadership from Board Chair Ira Sallen
January 31, 2024
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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December Book of the Month | They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South by Dr. Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers
December 13, 2023
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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October Book of the Month | Born a Crime by Tanya Trevor Noah
November 16, 2023
Ackerman’s Community Book Club selection for October is Born a Crime by Trevor Noah.
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In Loving Memory of Stephen Sokoloff
October 26, 2023
In Loving Memory of Stephen Sokoloff
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Statement on the Conflict in Israel and Gaza
October 12, 2023
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
October 3, 2023
In Loving Tribute to Doris "Dorie" C. Kempner, Honored Board Member
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2023 Sandy Chernick Scholarship Award of Excellence
June 28, 2023
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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Thank You for Celebrating Allyship, Advocacy, and Affirmation with The Gender & Family Project
June 15, 2023
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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April Book of the Month | Racial Innocence: Unmasking Latino Anti-Black Bias and the Struggle for Equality by Tanya Katerí Hernández
April 5, 2023
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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February Book of the Month | The Isis Papers: The Keys to the Colors by Frances Cress Welsing
February 7, 2023
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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January Book of the Month | Tell me How it Ends: An Essay in Forty Questions by Valeria Luiselli
January 3, 2023
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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December Book of the Month | How to Raise an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
December 1, 2022
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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