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Dr. Hordge-Freeman co-edits “Cidadanias Invisibles” with Mariela Noles Cotito funded USF Racial Justice Initiative

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman attends private screening of Journey Towards Justice in Tampa and honors Carolyn Strange

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman’s new book wins the 2024 American Sociological Association (ASA) Section on Human Rights Gordon Hirabayashi Human Rights Book Award

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman hosts book talk for Second-Class Daughters

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman profiled in the Rice Thresher

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman’s co-directed documentary Journey Towards Justice selected as an Official Selection at the Renaissance Black Film Festival

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman launches new Journey Towards Justice course at Rice University

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman’s co-directed documentary Journey Towards Justice selected the Best Feature Documentary at the Juneteenth Arts & Film Festival

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman’s new book wins of the 2024 ASA Sociology of Emotions Outstanding Recent Contribution

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman co-directs documentary “Journey Towards Justice”

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman joins Rice University’s Center for African and African American Studies (CAAAS) and Department of Sociology

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman’s new book wins book award from the American Sociological Association

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman gives the keynote and displays artwork at the Healing While Black conference.

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman speaks about the Supreme Court decision on affirmative action

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman supports Just Elementary at the local school board meeting

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EJ Salcines awarded USF honorary degree, nominated by Dr. Hordge-Freeman and Donna Parrino

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman and Prof. Freeman are panelists on AI art at the Dali Musuem

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman presents her new book at Princeton University

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman co-leads the Spring launch of the ACE Women’s Network Mixer

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman and Prof. Freeman discuss AI art on Bloom TV

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman organizes USF’s first African American Read-In program at Lomax

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman selected as an honoree by the City of Tampa Black History Committee

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman presents her new book at Brandeis University

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The Imagine Blackness Exhibition was featured as a 2-page spread in the Tampa Bay Times

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Imagine Blackness Exhibit opens in January 2023 with record attendance

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman & Prof. McArthur Freeman launched their Imagine Blackness Instagram Page

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman organized a private viewing of Black Panther 2 for USF faculty & Staff

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman and Prof. McArthur Freeman presented at the inaugural Afro-Futurism Festival of Tampa Bay

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman presented “Teaching on Eggshells” with the Scholars Strategy Network

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman has a book launch and signing at the University of South Florida

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman facilitates a conversation with Elias Torres

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman presents her new book at Texas Tech University

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman selected to receive the “Orgullo” Award by the Tampa Hispanic Heritage, Inc

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman visits Montgomery, Alabama with the REACH grant

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman accepts position as Interim Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Recruitment, Retention, and Engagement

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Listen to Dr. Hordge-Freeman’s interview on her new book

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman highlighted in La Gaceta newspaper

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman’s office’s Inclusive Excellence Awards was highlighted

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman participated in a Cambridge Webinar about her new book

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman spoke COVID-19 and motherhood on WEDU PBS

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman’s office organized the record-breaking 2022 Inclusive Excellence Awards!

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman received the Innovation Award from the Office of Student Success

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman will appear on Up Close with Cathy Unruh

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman serves as the keynote speaker for USF 2022 LGBTQIA+ Lavendar Graduation

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman presents on Anti-Racism and Systemic Change

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Join Dr. Hordge-Freeman for a webinar with Dr. Adriana Chira on their recently published books.

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman’s new book, Second-Class Daughters, is available!

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman will receive the Office of Student Success 2022 Innovation Award

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman launched her book at Duke University’s Jensen Speaker Series

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman co-leads the 2nd annual USF Student Calling Campaign

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman’s book, Second-Class Daughters, is now available for Pre-Order!

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman participated in a podcast about Latino Student Access and Success

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman hosts FB Live on Racism and Colorism

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman served as the guest expert on Afro-Latinos and Colorism on Red Table Talk: The Estefans!

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman co-organizes a panel for Hispanic Heritage Month entitled, “Black and Latinx.”

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman to serve as the guest expert on Afro-Latinos and Colorism on Red Table Talk: The Estefans

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman and Michel Chagas published an academic article on COVID-19 and racism

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USF diversity office addresses key issues in virtual town hall

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman’s new book, “Second Class Daughters” will be released in March 2022. Pre-orders will be available soon!

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Check out Hordge-Freeman’s regular columns in USF magazine

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USF Enlightenment Series Workshop: The Economics of Equity

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Hordge-Freeman works with BSU to respond to demands

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman and Michel Chagas publish a book chapter on the pandemic and “O impacto nas comunidades negras dos EUA e Brasil”

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman and her grant collaborators bring Afro-Latin American scholars together to discuss anti-racism and activism

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Hordge-Freeman serves on the Presidential search firm committee

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Dr. Edlin Veras graduates from USF Sociology and heads to Swarthmore College

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Listen to Hordge-Freeman’s podcast interview about USF’s Commitment to Equity, Diversity and Anti-Racism

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Hordge-Freeman presents the DARE dashboard at the FL Board of Governors DEI Convening

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Hordge-Freeman presents on Colorism at the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children

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Hordge-Freeman presents on Global Colorism to the American Psychological Association

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Hordge-Freeman co-coordinates Black student calling campaign

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Bolen and Hordge-Freeman present “Best Practices for IR Supporting Diversity, Anti-Racism, and Equity Efforts,” Association for Institutional Research

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman has been appointed Interim Vice President of Institutional Equity at USF.

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman gave the keynote address on Racial Equity and Data Infrastructure at the Florida Association for Institutional Research conference

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman was appointed Interim Vice President of Institutional Equity at USF (effective April 2nd)

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman joins the Athena Society

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman’s work with Layla’s house and Anti-Black racism is highlighted

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman speaks about the launch of USF DARE dashboards

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman provided a university lecture at The University of Missouri on “The Color of Love”

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman presented on “affective capital” and love at Florida International University.

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman launched a call for proposals for her new co-edited projected on “Surpassing Survival.”

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USF Enlightenment Workshop Series, Theme:Anti-Blackness & Racism

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman participated in a USF panel on Promoting classroom dialogue in a polarized age.

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman speaks about Racism and Bias at Duke University (virtual)

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman work to advance institutional change featured in the USF Oracle

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman’s work recognized during USF Black Heritage Month

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman will participate in the Huddles for Change event hosted by the Tampa Bay Superbowl Host Committee.

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman interviewed about the USF DARE Dashboards

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman is interviewed about the USF Diversity, Anti-Racism, and Equity (DARE) Dashboard

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman discusses anti-racism and USF on N-Touch News

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman will be moderating a Table Talk entitled, “Becoming an Antiracist: Learning How to Speak up and Speak Out” on November 19th.

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman co-facilitates a fireside chat with Dr. Ibram Kendi on “How to be an Antiracist.”

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman presented on “Anti-Black Racism and Modern Slavery in the U.S. and Brazil” at the Global Agenda Summit.

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman and Angelica LoBlack co-authored an article, “Cops only see the brown skin, they could care less where it originated”: Afro-Latinx Perceptions of the #BlackLivesMatter Movement” in Sociological Perspectives.

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman participated in an Instagram Live session (Portuguese) on Diasporic Exchanges with Quilombo Ilha, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman will be giving a keynote talk, “Pathways to Anti-racism,” for McKenzie Presbyterian University on Nov. 3rd (São Paulo, Brazil)

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman will be on a USF community panel on Student Safety and Equity on October 22nd

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman was awarded a USF Research Taskforce Grant to serve as a PI on a study of Black families in the Sulphur Springs and Co-PI on a study on Anti-Black Racism in Brazil and South Africa (with PI – Omotayo Jolaosho).

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman is interviewed by April Lanuza (CGTN news) and discusses blackness and Afro-Latinos families.

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman appointed as Senior Advisor to the President and Provost for Diversity and Inclusion

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman discusses USF’s $500K initiative to support anti-racism research USF on Bay News 9, Tampa.

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman presented as part of the the Julho das Pretas event with the Instituto Cultural Steve Biko

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman’s research is highlighted by USF

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman was a guest on Dine-N-Dash on May 2020

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman is interviewed about how universities should respond to racially insensitive comments.

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman presented at the USF WLP Leadership on Anti-racism and White Allyship in Times of Social Change on July 2, 2020.

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman, Jessica Kizer, and Edlin Veras presented their USF NEXUS-sponsored research, “Color-Coded Affections: The Impact of Skin Color on Affective Capital and Self-Esteem” at Association of Black the Sociologists Conference (August 9, 2019, NYC)

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman and Michel Chagas co-authored an article for Portál GELEDES

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman has a new Blog post on Love and Black Families

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman presented “Child’s Play: Negotiating Racialization, Racism, and Inequality in Brazil” at the Harvard University ALARI Conference (December 12, 2019)

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman and Edlin Veras co-authored “Out of the Shadows, Into the Dark: Ethnoracial Dissonance and Identity Formation in Afro-Latinx Families” in the journal for the Sociology of Race & Ethnicity (2020)

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Bringing your Whole Self to Research: The Power of the Researcher’s Body, Emotions, and Identities in Ethnography, International Journal of Qualitative Methods in 2018

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The Color of Love Portuguese Translation – A Cor do Amor – Available Now!

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Prof. Hordge-Freeman gave a keynote speech at the Institute for International Qualitative Methods in Alberta, Canada, May 2018

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Read Dr. Hordge-Freeman’s blog post on Toni Morrison’s new book, God Help the Child.

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The Color of Love was selected to receive the 2018 American Sociological Association, Section on Body and Embodiment Best Publication Award.

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Prof. Hordge-Freeman was interviewed on Complexity Talk Radio for her work on colorism in Brazil

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In February 2018, Dr. Hordge-Freeman was awarded a grant by the USF Humanities Institute to study how social media and technology support black women’s transitioning experience to natural hair. (Co-collaborating Ph.D. student: Edlin Veras)

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Hordge-Freeman was invited to provide the opening address at the IV Jornada de pesquisa sobre infância e família. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil, August 2017.

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The Color of Love was selected to receive the 2017 Society for the Study of Symbolic Interactionism (SSSI) Charles Horton Cooley Book Award.

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The Color of Love Received the 2017 Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction (SSI) Book Award

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Hordge-Freeman participated in an Author Meets Critic session for The Color of Love.” Society for the Study of Symbolic Interactionism Conference, Montreal, Canada, August 11, 2017.

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman was awarded a research grant from the USF Humanities Institute to complete her co-edited project with Dr. Gladys Mitchell-Walthour, Race and the Production of Knowledge.

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman selected for the Florida Campus Compact Global Engagement 5th Annual Award

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Prof. Hordge-Freeman will give a lecture on her new forthcoming book, The Color of Love (A Cor do Amor), at the Federal University of Paraíba in Brazil on June 16, 2015.

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman presents her research “The Color of Love” at Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul on June 3, 2015.

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman was quoted in the USA Today article: ‘This is your mama’s brand, Dove Says.’

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Dr. Hordge-Freeman received a USF New Researcher Grant to fund her research on modern slavery and human trafficking.

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Blog Talk Radio Interview with Dr. Hordge-Freeman – Afro-Brazilian Families and Colorism

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Dr. Elizabeth Hordge-Freeman

Dr. Elizabeth Hordge-Freeman, is a Tampa native, the Interim Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Recruitment, Retention, and Engagement and Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of South Florida. She received her B.A. from Cornell University and her M.A. & Ph.D. in Sociology from Duke University. Dr. Hordge-Freeman published her first book, The Color of Love: Racial Features, Stigma, and Socialization in Black Brazilian Families (The University of Texas Press) in 2015. This book was awarded the American Sociological Association (ASA) Section on Emotions Book Award, ASA Body and Embodiment Best Publication Award, and the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interactionism Charles Horton Cooley Book Award.

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