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Frank Leon Roberts

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Frank Leon Roberts
Frank Leon Roberts, Ferguson, Missouri, October 2014.
BornAugust 25, 1982
Jamaica, Queens, New York, New York[citation needed]
Occupation(s)Professor, writer, commentator and activist
Academic background
EducationNew York University, Yale University
Academic work
InstitutionsNew York University, Amherst College

Frank Leon Roberts (born August 25, 1982)[citation needed] is an American activist, writer,[1] political commentator, and college professor[2][3] at Amherst College, known for his involvement in the #BlackLivesMatter movement.[4][5][6][7] Roberts is a former faculty member at New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study, where his course "Black Lives Matter: Race, Resistance, and Populist Protest"[8] received national attention for being one of the first such courses offered on a university campus.[9] He has been a frequent media commentator on issues related to the intersections of race and gender in American public life.[10][11][12][13][14][15]

A community organizer and public speaker, Roberts's varied perspectives on #BlackLivesMatter's influence on public debates about race and racial inequity have been cited by The New York Times, BBC Radio, NBC, CBC, Univision, The Chronicle of Higher Education and a variety of national outlets.[16][17][18][19]

Roberts is also the founder and executive director of For Freedom's Sake, a New York City based grassroots social justice organization that mobilizes black and brown communities through teach-ins and public dialogues.[20]

Roberts is a 2019 Roddenberry Foundation Fellow,[21] and a Ford Foundation Fellow.[22]

Education

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Roberts is an undergraduate alumnus of New York University, where he received both NYU's Michael Parkes Distinguished Alumni Award and Martin Luther King Trailblazer Award in 2015.[23] He also attended graduate school at NYU as a Ford Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Fellow and Yale University.[24][25][26]

References

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  1. ^ Frank Roberts Huffington Post
  2. ^ "Faculty Biography Page, Amherst College".
  3. ^ Whack, Errin (November 9, 2015). "Ferguson in the classroom: How one college took up race and policing this semester". Retrieved September 23, 2016 – via WBEZ.
  4. ^ Moynihan, Colin (April 28, 2015). "Questioning of Garner Protesters in New York Renews Concerns About Police Practices". The New York Times. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  5. ^ BRAGG, KO (August 2, 2016). ""Broadway for Black Lives Matter' Concert Rallies Artists, Actors"". Retrieved August 30, 2016 – via Nbcnews.com.
  6. ^ Stripling, Jack (November 10, 2015). "Thrust Into a National Debate on Race, 2 Missouri Chiefs Resign" – via The Chronicle of Higher Education.
  7. ^ Roberts, Frank Leon Roberts (August 24, 2014). "Ferguson on Fire". Uptown Magazine. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  8. ^ "BlackLivesMatter Syllabus". BlackLivesMatterSyllabus. New York University. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  9. ^ Whack, Erinn. "Ferguson In The Classroom: How One College Took Up Race And Policing This Semester".
  10. ^ Leon Roberts, Frank (August 26, 2016). "Why Frank Ocean Matters". Ebony.com. Ebony Magazine. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  11. ^ Leon Roberts, Frank (June 30, 2015). "False Hope, Empty Policy: Obama's "Amazing Grace" Moment Falls Flat". Gawker. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  12. ^ Roberts, Frank Leon (February 17, 2014). "What We Wanted to Believe: An Open Letter to America (For Jordan Davis)". The Huffington Post. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  13. ^ Roberts, Frank Leon. "5 Ways of Understanding Black Lives Matter". Youtube Clip of "Broadway 4 Black Lives Matter" Event held at Columbia Law School, August 1, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  14. ^ Roberts, Frank Leon (October 17, 2014). "A Blues Ballad for Ferguson: Where Do We Go From Here?". Retrieved September 2, 2016 – via Vibe.com.
  15. ^ "How Black Lives Matter Changed the Way Americans Fight for Freedom". American Civil Liberties Union. July 13, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  16. ^ Best, Tamara (August 2, 2016). "At New Museum, A Pop Up Support System for Black Lives Matter". Retrieved August 2, 2016 – via New York Times.
  17. ^ ""Broadway for Black Lives Matter' Concert Rallies Artists, Actors"". August 2, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016 – via NBCnews.com.
  18. ^ ""Black Lives Matter: un movimiento en desahogo al culminar una "semana dura" Univison". July 8, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2016 – via Univision.com.
  19. ^ "Thrust Into a National Debate on Race, 2 Missouri Chiefs Resign". November 10, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2016 – via The Chronicle of Higher Education.
  20. ^ "For Freedom's Sake Website". For Freedom's Sake. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  21. ^ "Frank Leon Roberts". Roddenberry Foundation. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  22. ^ Gallatin School Of Individualized Study (Spring 2021). "Black Lives Matter: Race, Resistance, and Popular Protest" (PDF). Gallatin Today. New York University. p. 11.
  23. ^ "New York: Nia Awards 2015". May 2, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2016 – via nyevents.us.
  24. ^ "List of Ford Foundation Awardees". The Ford Foundation. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  25. ^ Tengatenga, Cecil (December 5, 2014). "Ferguson: YDS community grieves with the nation". Yale Divinity School. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  26. ^ Tengatenga, Cecil (January 27, 2015). "From Ferguson: Carlton R. Lee engages YDS on religion and race politics". Yale Divinity School. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
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