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August 31, 2022
At The Guardian, Prof. Dorothy Roberts explains why the reproductive justice movement must be more collective and go beyond abortion rights.
Prof. Dorothy Roberts Calls Today’s Inequities in Maternal Health Access a ‘Reverberation’ of the History of Slavery: USA Today
August 15, 2022
Prof. Dorothy Roberts’ Book Cited in Op-Ed About Return of DARE Program to Schools: Teen Vogue
August 15, 2022
Prof. Dorothy Roberts’ Research and Scholarship Cited in Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial Board’s Plea to Fix the Child Welfare System
August 10, 2022
Abortion Rights Post-Dobbs
July 27, 2022
At Penn Today, Prof. Dorothy Roberts discussed what the Dobbs decision means for abortion rights across the U.S.
Abolition of the Child Welfare System
July 19, 2022
Prof. Dorothy E. Roberts recently spoke with Apple News in Conversation about why the child welfare system should be abolished.
Public Interest Essay Competition Renamed
July 14, 2022
The University of Pennsylvania Law Review has renamed its annual essay competition to honor Prof. Dorothy E. Roberts.
Race, Equity, and the Law Podcast
June 22, 2022
Prof. Dorothy E. Roberts is the featured guest of the first episode of Community Legal Services of Philadelphia’s new podcast, “How Is That Legal?”
‘Stop Policing Families’
June 8, 2022
Prof. Dorothy E. Roberts advocates the abolition of the child welfare system.
Race and Regulation Podcast Series
May 25, 2022
The Penn Program on Regulation’s “Race and Regulation Podcast Series” will focus on ensuring equal justice, dignity, and respect to all people.