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Professor & Executive Director @Wesleyan_U Host, #DisruptedCT @WNPR Author, Identity Politics in the United States GoGo 🎶 Enthusiast. #UVA #OSU #AKA1908

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So this is what a Full Professor looks like. Excited to share that I've been promoted to Full Professor during an otherwise hellacious academic year. Grateful to my village!

KBDPHD's tweet image. So this is what a Full Professor looks like. Excited to share that I've been promoted to Full Professor during an otherwise hellacious academic year. Grateful to my village!

Thank you to this week's guests for reminding us of the vision and continued importance of the UN #unitednations

The United Nations General Assembly is celebrating the 80th anniversary of its founding this month. This hour on #DisruptedCT, we look at the status of the organization today, and the challenges it faces. bit.ly/3WxO2k0



Join us for the 2025 Shasha Seminar for Human Concerns. This year we engage dialogue in service to democracy and the hope of moving from conflict to action. linkedin.com/posts/wesleyan…


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This hour on #DisruptedCT, CNN's Matthew Vann on how D.C. journalists are covering the current presidential administration, and former White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre's talks her new book, the challenges she faced as the first Black person, first openly queer…


Great day representing Wesleyan University for the inauguration of Quinnipiac's 10th President Dr. Marie C. Harden. Go Bobcats!

KBDPHD's tweet image. Great day representing Wesleyan University for the inauguration of Quinnipiac's 10th President Dr. Marie C. Harden. Go Bobcats!
KBDPHD's tweet image. Great day representing Wesleyan University for the inauguration of Quinnipiac's 10th President Dr. Marie C. Harden. Go Bobcats!
KBDPHD's tweet image. Great day representing Wesleyan University for the inauguration of Quinnipiac's 10th President Dr. Marie C. Harden. Go Bobcats!

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This week, we celebrate ✨5 years✨ of Disrupted with Khalilah Brown-Dean! This hour on #DisruptedCT, from COVID-19 to protests to legal battles with the federal government, college and university leaders have been in the spotlight a lot in the last five years. Because of that…


Our hearts are broken. Michael D'Angelo Archer inspired so many Virginians to embrace art as a way of knowing and connecting. Prayers for his family especially his son Michael Jr. Rest in Power to Virginia's Native Son #2Up2Down #Virginia #RIPDAngelo

KBDPHD's tweet image. Our hearts are broken. Michael D'Angelo Archer inspired so many Virginians to embrace art as a way of knowing and connecting. Prayers for his family especially his son Michael Jr. Rest in Power to Virginia's Native Son #2Up2Down #Virginia #RIPDAngelo
KBDPHD's tweet image. Our hearts are broken. Michael D'Angelo Archer inspired so many Virginians to embrace art as a way of knowing and connecting. Prayers for his family especially his son Michael Jr. Rest in Power to Virginia's Native Son #2Up2Down #Virginia #RIPDAngelo

I couldn't be prouder of the amazing production team behind DISRUPTED. Every week we have the honor of telling stories that bring us closer to change, connection, and community. Thank you Kevin, Robyn, Erica, Meg, and our interns! #publicmedia #DISRUPTEDCT #publicradio @wnpr

KBDPHD's tweet image. I couldn't be prouder of the amazing production team behind DISRUPTED. Every week we have the honor of telling stories that bring us closer to change, connection, and community. Thank you Kevin, Robyn, Erica, Meg, and our interns! #publicmedia #DISRUPTEDCT #publicradio @wnpr
KBDPHD's tweet image. I couldn't be prouder of the amazing production team behind DISRUPTED. Every week we have the honor of telling stories that bring us closer to change, connection, and community. Thank you Kevin, Robyn, Erica, Meg, and our interns! #publicmedia #DISRUPTEDCT #publicradio @wnpr

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This hour on Disrupted, as we reflect on the gun violence that has shaken the U.S. in recent weeks, we are listening back to our conversation with Dr. Metzl on his book "What We’ve Become: Living and Dying in a Country of Arms." bit.ly/46h5m0R


It's been 20 years since #HurricaneKatrina devastated New Orleans. May we honor the lives lost by rejecting the notion that there was anything "natural" about this disaster @wnpr #DISRUPTEDCT Why 'natural' disasters aren't as natural as their name suggests | Connecticut Public


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This hour on #DisruptedCT: August is National Black Business Month, so we are spotlighting some of the Black entrepreneurs right here in Connecticut who have found success despite underrepresentation. bit.ly/3HB0pI0


It's been 80 years since the US dropped #atomicbombs on Japan. On this week's episode of #DISRUPTEDCT I speak with Dr. Shizuko Tomodo whose new film Memories of ##Hiroshima traces her mother's journey as a survivor (#Hibakusha) of the attack. @wnpr ctpublic.org/show/disrupted…


Youth leadership is critical to sustaining civic engagement. Great time building with the next generation of Civic Leaders! ##WeAreAllbritton

KBDPHD's tweet image. Youth leadership is critical to sustaining civic engagement. Great time building with the next generation of Civic Leaders! ##WeAreAllbritton
KBDPHD's tweet image. Youth leadership is critical to sustaining civic engagement. Great time building with the next generation of Civic Leaders! ##WeAreAllbritton
KBDPHD's tweet image. Youth leadership is critical to sustaining civic engagement. Great time building with the next generation of Civic Leaders! ##WeAreAllbritton
KBDPHD's tweet image. Youth leadership is critical to sustaining civic engagement. Great time building with the next generation of Civic Leaders! ##WeAreAllbritton

"More than just survive...but to prevail..." Thank you Bill Graustein #DISRUPTEDCT


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Khalilah Brown-Dean | Connecticut Public Honored to be in conversation with the brilliant ⁦@KBDPHD⁩ about my new book #FreedomSeason and how the lessons of 1963 and the struggle for Black Dignity/Citizenship resonate today. ctpublic.org/people/khalila…

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Khalilah Brown-Dean

Dr. Khalilah L. Brown-Dean is an award-winning scholar at Wesleyan University, author, and host of 'Disrupted' on Connecticut Public.


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I shared my thoughts with @NewsHour on the chilling effects of fear, uncertainty, & intimidation on college campuses. So proud of those who realize silence won't keep us safe. #Freedom pbs.org/newshour/show/…


Today marks one year since I started as the inaugural Executive Director of the Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life at Wesleyan University. Grateful for those who see scholarship, civic leadership, & community engagement as shared imperatives. bit.ly/4lWqqRj


Golden dust in air— whispers of spring on the breeze, sneeze marks its passage. #pollen


Honored to receive the Spirit of Hope Award from the Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame. Inspiring night celebrating community connection and impact.

KBDPHD's tweet image. Honored to receive the Spirit of Hope Award from the Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame. Inspiring night celebrating community connection and impact.
KBDPHD's tweet image. Honored to receive the Spirit of Hope Award from the Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame. Inspiring night celebrating community connection and impact.
KBDPHD's tweet image. Honored to receive the Spirit of Hope Award from the Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame. Inspiring night celebrating community connection and impact.
KBDPHD's tweet image. Honored to receive the Spirit of Hope Award from the Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame. Inspiring night celebrating community connection and impact.

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