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'''Frank Leon Roberts''' (born August 25, 1982){{cn|date=March 2024}} is |
'''Frank Leon Roberts''' (born August 25, 1982){{cn|date=March 2024}} is a race baitor, writer,<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/author/frank-leon-roberts Frank Roberts] Huffington Post</ref> political commentator, nog, and college professor<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amherst.edu/people/facstaff/froberts.html|title=Faculty Biography Page, Amherst College}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/ferguson-in-the-classroom-how-one-college-took-up-race-and-policing-this-semester/94c27a71-aefb-4bd9-99bb-d356b3804bf3|title=Ferguson in the classroom: How one college took up race and policing this semester|last=Whack|first=Errin|date=9 November 2015|access-date=23 September 2016|via=WBEZ}}</ref> at [[Amherst College]], known for his involvement in the [[Black Lives Matter|#BlackLivesMatter movement]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/29/nyregion/questioning-of-garner-protesters-in-new-york-renews-concerns-about-police-practices.html?_r=0|title=Questioning of Garner Protesters in New York Renews Concerns About Police Practices.|last=Moynihan|first=Colin|date=April 28, 2015|work=The New York Times|access-date=30 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/broadway-black-lives-matter-concert-rallies-artists-actors-n621356|title="Broadway for Black Lives Matter' Concert Rallies Artists, Actors"|last=BRAGG|first=KO|date=2 August 2016|access-date=30 August 2016|via=Nbcnews.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.chronicle.com/article/Thrust-Into-a-National-Debate/234131/|title=Thrust Into a National Debate on Race, 2 Missouri Chiefs Resign|last=Stripling|first=Jack|date=10 November 2015|via=The Chronicle of Higher Education}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uptownmagazine.com/2014/11/furor-in-ferguson/|title=Ferguson on Fire|last=Roberts|first=Frank Leon Roberts|date=24 August 2014|website=Uptown Magazine|access-date=30 August 2016}}</ref> 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"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blacklivesmattersyllabus.com/|title=BlackLivesMatter Syllabus|website=BlackLivesMatterSyllabus|publisher=New York University|access-date=30 August 2016}}</ref> received national attention for being one of the first such courses offered on a university campus.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2015/11/09/454055691/ferguson-in-the-classroom-how-one-college-took-up-race-and-policing-this-semeste|title=Ferguson In The Classroom: How One College Took Up Race And Policing This Semester|last1=Whack|first1=Erinn}}</ref> He has been a frequent media commentator on issues related to the intersections of race and gender in American public life.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ebony.com/entertainment-culture/frank-ocean-matters|title=Why Frank Ocean Matters|last=Leon Roberts|first=Frank|date=26 August 2016|website=Ebony.com|publisher=Ebony Magazine|access-date=2 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gawker.com/false-hope-empty-policy-obamas-amazing-grace-moment-1714764540|title=False Hope, Empty Policy: Obama's "Amazing Grace" Moment Falls Flat|last=Leon Roberts|first=Frank|date=30 June 2015|website=Gawker|access-date=4 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/frank-leon-roberts/jordan-davis-shooting_b_4797206.html?|title=What We Wanted to Believe: An Open Letter to America (For Jordan Davis)|last=Roberts|first=Frank Leon|date=17 February 2014|website=The Huffington Post|access-date=4 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7ERPOddqZw|title=5 Ways of Understanding Black Lives Matter|last=Roberts|first=Frank Leon|website=Youtube Clip of "Broadway 4 Black Lives Matter" Event held at Columbia Law School, August 1, 2016.|access-date=2 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vibe.com/2014/10/blues-ballad-ferguson-where-do-we-go-here/|title=A Blues Ballad for Ferguson: Where Do We Go From Here?|last=Roberts|first=Frank Leon|date=17 October 2014|access-date=2 September 2016|via=Vibe.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aclu.org/blog/racial-justice/race-and-criminal-justice/how-black-lives-matter-changed-way-americans-fight|title=How Black Lives Matter Changed the Way Americans Fight for Freedom|website=American Civil Liberties Union|date=13 July 2018 |language=en|access-date=2020-04-24}}</ref> |
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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]], [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]], [[Univision]], The Chronicle of Higher Education and a variety of national outlets.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/03/arts/design/at-new-museum-a-pop-up-support-system-for-black-lives-matter.html|title=At New Museum, A Pop Up Support System for Black Lives Matter|last=Best|first=Tamara|date=2 August 2016|access-date=2 August 2016|via=New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/broadway-black-lives-matter-concert-rallies-artists-actors-n621356|title="Broadway for Black Lives Matter' Concert Rallies Artists, Actors"|date=2 August 2016|access-date=4 September 2016|via=NBCnews.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.univision.com/nueva-york/wxtv/black-lives-matter-un-movimiento-en-desahogo-al-culminar-una-semana-dura|title="Black Lives Matter: un movimiento en desahogo al culminar una "semana dura" Univison|date=8 July 2016|access-date=2 September 2016|via=Univision.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.chronicle.com/article/Thrust-Into-a-National-Debate/234131/|title=Thrust Into a National Debate on Race, 2 Missouri Chiefs Resign|date=10 November 2015|access-date=2 September 2016|via=The Chronicle of Higher Education}}</ref> |
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]], [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]], [[Univision]], The Chronicle of Higher Education and a variety of national outlets.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/03/arts/design/at-new-museum-a-pop-up-support-system-for-black-lives-matter.html|title=At New Museum, A Pop Up Support System for Black Lives Matter|last=Best|first=Tamara|date=2 August 2016|access-date=2 August 2016|via=New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/broadway-black-lives-matter-concert-rallies-artists-actors-n621356|title="Broadway for Black Lives Matter' Concert Rallies Artists, Actors"|date=2 August 2016|access-date=4 September 2016|via=NBCnews.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.univision.com/nueva-york/wxtv/black-lives-matter-un-movimiento-en-desahogo-al-culminar-una-semana-dura|title="Black Lives Matter: un movimiento en desahogo al culminar una "semana dura" Univison|date=8 July 2016|access-date=2 September 2016|via=Univision.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.chronicle.com/article/Thrust-Into-a-National-Debate/234131/|title=Thrust Into a National Debate on Race, 2 Missouri Chiefs Resign|date=10 November 2015|access-date=2 September 2016|via=The Chronicle of Higher Education}}</ref> |
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Frank Leon Roberts | |
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![]() Frank Leon Roberts, Ferguson, Missouri, October 2014. | |
Born | August 25, 1982 |
Occupation(s) | Professor, writer, commentator and activist |
Academic background | |
Education | New York University, Yale University |
Academic work | |
Institutions | New York University, Amherst College |
Frank Leon Roberts (born August 25, 1982)[citation needed] is a race baitor, writer,[1] political commentator, nog, 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
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
- ^ Frank Roberts Huffington Post
- ^ "Faculty Biography Page, Amherst College".
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ BRAGG, KO (August 2, 2016). ""Broadway for Black Lives Matter' Concert Rallies Artists, Actors"". Retrieved August 30, 2016 – via Nbcnews.com.
- ^ Stripling, Jack (November 10, 2015). "Thrust Into a National Debate on Race, 2 Missouri Chiefs Resign" – via The Chronicle of Higher Education.
- ^ Roberts, Frank Leon Roberts (August 24, 2014). "Ferguson on Fire". Uptown Magazine. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
- ^ "BlackLivesMatter Syllabus". BlackLivesMatterSyllabus. New York University. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
- ^ Whack, Erinn. "Ferguson In The Classroom: How One College Took Up Race And Policing This Semester".
- ^ Leon Roberts, Frank (August 26, 2016). "Why Frank Ocean Matters". Ebony.com. Ebony Magazine. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
- ^ Leon Roberts, Frank (June 30, 2015). "False Hope, Empty Policy: Obama's "Amazing Grace" Moment Falls Flat". Gawker. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Roberts, Frank Leon (October 17, 2014). "A Blues Ballad for Ferguson: Where Do We Go From Here?". Retrieved September 2, 2016 – via Vibe.com.
- ^ "How Black Lives Matter Changed the Way Americans Fight for Freedom". American Civil Liberties Union. July 13, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ ""Broadway for Black Lives Matter' Concert Rallies Artists, Actors"". August 2, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016 – via NBCnews.com.
- ^ ""Black Lives Matter: un movimiento en desahogo al culminar una "semana dura" Univison". July 8, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2016 – via Univision.com.
- ^ "Thrust Into a National Debate on Race, 2 Missouri Chiefs Resign". November 10, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2016 – via The Chronicle of Higher Education.
- ^ "For Freedom's Sake Website". For Freedom's Sake. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
- ^ "Frank Leon Roberts". Roddenberry Foundation. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
- ^ Gallatin School Of Individualized Study (Spring 2021). "Black Lives Matter: Race, Resistance, and Popular Protest" (PDF). Gallatin Today. New York University. p. 11.
- ^ "New York: Nia Awards 2015". May 2, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2016 – via nyevents.us.
- ^ "List of Ford Foundation Awardees". The Ford Foundation. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
- ^ Tengatenga, Cecil (December 5, 2014). "Ferguson: YDS community grieves with the nation". Yale Divinity School. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
- ^ Tengatenga, Cecil (January 27, 2015). "From Ferguson: Carlton R. Lee engages YDS on religion and race politics". Yale Divinity School. Retrieved September 23, 2015.