About the Project

Democratizing Racial Justice is a research and creative scholarship project in partnership with community-based organizations in San Antonio. With $5 million in support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, we are able to create a new vision for higher education in our community and beyond.

C. Alejandra Elenes, Ph.D.

Contact

C. Alejandra Elenes, Ph.D.

Department Chair and Professor, Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Sexuality Studies

Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Sexuality Studies

alejandra.elenes@utsa.edu

Who We Serve

Connecting Educators & Students with the San Antonio Community

Our students, faculty, and community members will work in multiple endeavors and pathways; from internships, fellowships, teaching academies, and more to explore greater understanding. Our educators and students will learn to build and develop meaningful relationships with their local community from diverse backgrounds and origins by taking part in our fight for a just future.

DRJ Partnership

DRJ Partnerships

The DRJ offers scholarly research-based resources via community-based endeavors to envision and realize racial justice. Through site-based collaborations and partnerships, Democratizing Racial Justice elevates co-created community knowledge for just societies, transforms access to the academy for all, and propagates transformative pedagogies in Ethnic Studies and the humanities.

DRJ Partnership

Artists in Residence

Democratizing Racial Justice (DRJ) is honored to announce the San Antonio artists selected for the 2024 DRJ Artists in Residence: Marisela Barrera, Briana Blueitt, Veronica Castillo, Anel I. Flores, Andre Renteria Menchaca, Amalia Ortiz, cruz ortiz, Tanesha S. Payne, Andrea “Vocab” Sanderson, and David Zamora Casas.

DRJ News and Events

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Students outside sombrilla

Jul

24

2024

Sharpie Comics Workshop: Finding Your Voice with Polly Guo

REGSS Community Room, Durango Building 3.202, UTSA Downtown Campus

Sharpie Comics Workshop: Finding Your Voice

Flyer for Beyond Autobio event

Jul

25

2024

Beyond Autobio: Comics, Community, & Self-Determination with Polly Guo

REGSS Community Room, DB 3.202, UTSA Downtown Campus

Beyond Autobio: Comics, Community, & Self-Determination with Polly Guo