RJI in the News

April 10, 2024

Previewed at Mount Zion: ‘DC Emancipation & The Right to Vote’ The Georgetowner. (Anita Gonzalez)

December 15, 2023

RJI Co-Director Joins Panel Discussion on Well-Being for Diverse Communities
Georgetown University. (Derek Griffith)

October 3, 2023

Life expectancy in U.S. is falling amid surges in chronic illness
The Washington Post. (Derek Griffith)

August 1, 2023

Congressional commission aims to keep Black men and boys alive and healthy.
The Miami Times. (Derek Griffith)

February 10, 2022

Experiment Alumna Draws on Cultural Exchange Experience in New Role at Georgetown. World Learning. (Anita Gonzalez)

January 2022

Make Art, Redistribute Wealth. Gibney Dance Journal. (Anita Gonzalez)

January 2022

“What I’m Teaching Now.” The Dramatist. (Anita Gonzalez)

January 19, 2022

Why Are Men More Likely to Die of Covid? It’s Complicated. New York Times (Derek Griffith)

December 22, 2021

How Rooted & Rising Is Addressing Mental Well-Being for Black Men. Future of Personal Health (Derek Griffith)

December 10, 2021

More evidence that stress accelerates biological aging. Medical News Today (Derek Griffith)

December 1, 2021

How the shocking death of Virgil Abloh is sparking important discussions on Black men’s health. Business Insider Australia (Derek Griffith)

November 21, 2021

More Like This Please! The Movember Rooted & Rising Collective First Social Impact Media Accelerator for Black Creators. The Good Men Project (Derek Griffith)

November 16, 2021

Movember Develops First Ever Social Impact Media Accelerator For Black Creators. PRNewswire (Derek Griffith)

September 30, 2021

Uncontrolled high blood pressure: Study breaks down risk by gender and age. Medical News Today (Derek Griffith)

September 28, 2021

Voices from the Field: Derek M. Griffith on the Connection Between Structural Racism and Health Outcomes. CareQuest Institute for Oral Health News (Derek Griffith)

July 19, 2021

Opportunities for Examination of Structural Racism and other Social Determinants of Health to Advance Health Equity through Implementation Science. National Cancer Institute Division of Cancer Control & Population Sciences (Derek Griffith)

July 14, 2021

COVID-19 vaccine distribution: Health and socioeconomic data key for equity. Medical News Today (Derek Griffith)

June 11, 2021

Structural racism in medicine: An in-depth look at ways to promote meaningful change . Medical News Today (Derek Griffith)

November 2020

“Michigan”: (A Quarantine Pod for Black Lives) The Dramatist. (Anita Gonzalez)

February 13, 2020

Black Women Scholars on Identity, Research, and Black Women’s Studies: A Roundtable with Anita Gonzalez and Taifha Alexander. Spark: Elevating Scholarship on Social Issues. (Anita Gonzalez)

November 2019

“Michigan”: (Ensemble Agreements) The Dramatist. (Anita Gonzalez)

March 2019

“Michigan”: (Developing New Work) The Dramatist. (Anita Gonzalez)

August 14, 2018

“Michigan,” (Flint Project) The Dramatist. (Anita Gonzalez)

December 2, 2018

“Michigan,” (Anishinaabe Theatre Exchange) The Dramatist. (Anita Gonzalez)