IARA Events

Each year, thousands of racial equity advocates, practitioners and researchers come together at IARA-hosted events.

Reckoning with the Truth of Law and Civil Rights

On Wednesday, April 6th, join the Institutional Antiracism and Accountability (IARA) Project in the JFK Jr. Forum for a discussion featuring Janai Nelson, President and Director-Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF). Khalil Gibran Muhammad, Director, Institutional Antiracism & Accountability Project, Ford Foundation Professor of History, Race, and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy […]

Indigenous, Black and Communities of Color Fighting for Environmental Justice

On Monday, April 4th, join the Institutional Antiracism and Accountability (IARA) Project and the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development at the Ash Center in the JFK Jr. Forum for a discussion about how racial and climate justice intersect. Hear from Karen Diver MPA ‘03, Senior Advisor to the President on Native American Affairs […]

Reckoning with the Soul of a Nation

On Wednesday, March 30th,  join the Institutional Antiracism and Accountability (IARA) Project at the Ash Center in the virtual JFK Jr. Forum for a discussion with Eddie S. Glaude Jr., James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor, Princeton University. Glaude is an award-winning author, MSNBC commentator, and leading public intellectual who examines the complex dynamics of […]

Advancing Racial Justice in Philanthropy – Aspiration or Reality?

On Wednesday, March 23rd, join the Institutional Antiracism and Accountability (IARA) Project at the Ash Center in the virtual JFK Jr. Forum for a discussion with leaders in the field of philanthropy about how foundations are working to advance racial justice and contend with philanthropy's own colorblindness and white-dominant culture. We will hear from Crystal […]