Founded in 1996, The African American Policy Forum (AAPF) is an innovative think tank that connects academics, activists, and policy makers to promote efforts to dismantle structural inequality. We utilize new ideas and innovative perspectives to transform public discourse and policy. As part of this effort, AAPF’s Summer Fellowship Program is a project-based program committed to providing meaningful research and advocacy opportunities to dedicated individuals. Each project area is dedicated to promoting frameworks and strategies that address a vision of racial justice that embraces the intersections of race, gender, class, and the array of barriers that disempower those who are marginalized in society. Fellows will be assigned to specific AAPF campaigns and initiatives most aligned with their academic background, interests and professional experiences. Fellows will work closely with project leads and members of the AAPF team to advance work related to their assigned project(s). Under the mentorship and guidance of the program director and other leadership, Fellows will have the opportunity, as well as the responsibility, to explore areas of personal and professional interests. Some duties and responsibilities include: ● Contributing to AAPF initiatives and campaigns through research, program planning, and/or digital media; ● Assisting in production of AAPF’s events, retreats, and outward facing programming; ● Supporting the Executive Director and other leadership for various projects such as speech-writing, media appearance preparation, and op-eds; ● Full participation in brainstorming sessions with the AAPF team; ● Preparing communications such as memos, emails, newsletters, reports, and other correspondence. Project Areas ● #TruthBeTold Campaign/FreedomtoLearn ● Critical Race Theory Summer School ● The Forum Digital News ● Digital/Arts & Media + Intersectionality Matters Podcast with Kimberlé Crenshaw ● Race and Gender Initiatives
○ #SayHerName Campaign ○ Black Girls Matter Report ○ Young Scholars Program
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