New Paper in Nature Ecology and Evolution – Recreating Wakanda
Recreating Wakanda by promoting Black excellence in ecology and evolution
Christopher J. Schell, Cylita Guy, Delia S. Shelton, Shane C. Campbell-Staton, Briana A. Sealey, Danielle N. Lee & Nyeema C. Harris
Our non-Black colleagues must fight anti-Black racism and white supremacy within the academy to authentically promote Black excellence. Amplifying Black excellence in ecology and evolution is the antidote for white supremacy in the academy.
Growing protests to decry police brutality and anti-Black racism have demanded sustained efforts for justice in the wake of the murders of Rayshard Brooks, George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor. Such injustices come at an especially challenging time in which Black communities are disproportionately being ravaged by the global COVID-19 pandemic.
These compounding issues have culminated in a watershed moment, in which non-Black colleagues, some for the first time, are beginning to legitimately grapple with the pervasive and pernicious nature of anti-Black racism embedded in our institutions and professions.