RCD is thrilled to announce the winners of the 2026 RCD Essay Prize Award: Naima Ellis Daniels for “The Otherwise: A Schema of Disruption and Decolonization,” and Ramón Kodi Suzuki López for “Empowerment, Liberation, and Freeway-Centric Chicanx Expressive Culture.” Congratulations to Naima and Ramón!
RCD is excited to highlight the work of Anya Kalucki, an American Studies major and Senior Special Projects participant graduating in Spring 2026. Anya has launched a new website, Carceral Racial Capitalism in San Quentin State Prison, featuring an interactive timeline exhibition that complements her RCD Senior Special Project research paper, “Carceral Racial Capitalism: Tracing Two Centuries of Labor Policy in San Quentin State Prison and the Stakes of Reform.” RCD Professor Sarah Fong served as principal advisor for this project.
RCD is proud to announce the launch of a Spring 2026 RCD Black Feminist Speaker Series! Check out our Events Calendar for full details.
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