Our Mission
Our Mission
Numbers 4 Justice is a collaborative of scholars and scholars-in-training dedicated to advancing anti-racist research. Our work leverages critical racial theory and quantitative methodologies to understand the multidimensionality of racialized identities and experiences and the complexity of systemic racism. Through collaborative research, training, and knowledge dissemination, we strive to catalyze positive change in our communities and beyond.
Numbers 4 Justice is a collaborative of scholars and scholars-in-training dedicated to advancing anti-racist research. Our work leverages critical racial theory and quantitative methodologies to understand the multidimensionality of racialized identities and experiences and the complexity of systemic racism. Through collaborative research, training, and knowledge dissemination, we strive to catalyze positive change in our communities and beyond.
Our Vision
Our Vision
We draw inspiration from visionary scholars Ida B. Wells-Barnett and W.E.B. Du Bois, who believed in the transformative potential of quantitative research. We continue their legacy by using numbers as central instruments for understanding inequality, refuting racist arguments, and informing social policy to advance meaningful social change within our political, cultural, and social systems.
We draw inspiration from visionary scholars Ida B. Wells-Barnett and W.E.B. Du Bois, who believed in the transformative potential of quantitative research. We continue their legacy by using numbers as central instruments for understanding inequality, refuting racist arguments, and informing social policy to advance meaningful social change within our political, cultural, and social systems.
Our Values
Our Values
Commitment to Social Justice
Commitment to Social Justice
We are committed to advancing social justice through research endeavors that capture the full humanity of racially minoritized people, not only injustice and problems faced, but also resistance, resilience, and joy.
We are committed to advancing social justice through research endeavors that capture the full humanity of racially minoritized people, not only injustice and problems faced, but also resistance, resilience, and joy.
Centering Lived Experience
Centering Lived Experience
Our focus is centered on and informed by the lived experiences of racially minoritized people, ensuring our work is rooted in their perspectives and sensitive to their needs and values.
Our focus is centered on and informed by the lived experiences of racially minoritized people, ensuring our work is rooted in their perspectives and sensitive to their needs and values.
Focus on Intersectionality
Focus on Intersectionality
We value research that deepens our understanding of intersectional identities and experiences, recognizing the richness and complexity within racially minoritized communities.
We value research that deepens our understanding of intersectional identities and experiences, recognizing the richness and complexity within racially minoritized communities.
Multidirectional Mentorship
Multidirectional Mentorship
We prioritize collaborative teamwork, multidirectional mentorship, and hands-on training to empower the next generation of researchers committed to social change.
We prioritize collaborative teamwork, multidirectional mentorship, and hands-on training to empower the next generation of researchers committed to social change.
Contextualized Understanding
Contextualized Understanding
We consider the structural, historical, and social contexts of race and racism as an integral part of our research. This contextual understanding forms the foundation of our quantitative work.
We consider the structural, historical, and social contexts of race and racism as an integral part of our research. This contextual understanding forms the foundation of our quantitative work.
Meaningful Engagament
Meaningful Engagament
We believe in actively engaging, listening to, learning from, and collaborating with the people and communities who are centered in and impacted by our research.
We believe in actively engaging, listening to, learning from, and collaborating with the people and communities who are centered in and impacted by our research.
Research for Transformation
Research for Transformation
Our work is grounded in theories and frameworks that consider the multiple dimensions of race and racism, not solely for understanding but as a precursor to transformative action.
Our work is grounded in theories and frameworks that consider the multiple dimensions of race and racism, not solely for understanding but as a precursor to transformative action.
Informing Policy and Practice
Informing Policy and Practice
We are dedicated to producing insights that actively inform policy-making, practice initiatives, and collective action to foster enduring social change.
We are dedicated to producing insights that actively inform policy-making, practice initiatives, and collective action to foster enduring social change.
