Ruha Benjamin, associate professor of African American studies at Princeton University, and Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, assistant professor of African American studies, have been named among the first cohort of Freedom Scholars, an initiative supporting progressive academics who are at the forefront of movements for economic and social justice.https://www.princeton.edu/news/2020/09/15/ruha-benjamin-and-keeanga-yamahtta-taylor-named-freedom-scholars