Growing the World We Want

Princeton professor, Ruha Benjamin, is going on tour for her new book, Viral Justice. Do NOT miss this. |
Long before the pandemic, Ruha Benjamin was doing groundbreaking research on race, technology, and justice, focusing on big, structural changes. But the twin plagues of COVID-19 and anti-Black police violence inspired her to rethink the importance of small, individual actions. Part memoir, part manifesto, Viral Justice is a sweeping and deeply personal exploration of how we can transform society through the choices we make every day.
Vividly recounting her personal experiences and those of her family, Benjamin shows how seemingly minor decisions and habits could spread virally and have exponentially positive effects. She recounts her father's premature death, illuminating the devastating impact of the chronic stress of racism, but she also introduces us to community organizers who are fostering mutual aid and collective healing. Through her brother's experience with the criminal justice system, we see the trauma caused by policing practices and mass imprisonment, but we also witness family members finding strength as they come together to demand justice for their loved ones. And while her own challenges as a young mother reveal the vast inequities of our healthcare system, Benjamin also describes how the support of doulas and midwives can keep Black mothers and babies alive and well. Born of a stubborn hopefulness, Viral Justice offers a passionate, inspiring, and practical vision of how small changes can add up to large ones, transforming our relationships and communities and helping us build a more just and joyful world.



Ready! Quadruple vaxxed, double-masked n ready to give yall all the air hugs.🙇🏽♀️ https://t.co/w96HWGE3eZ #ViralJustice https://t.co/vhAYQRDXEF pic.twitter.com/diDVtfxL4h
— Ruha Benjamin (@ruha9) October 7, 2022
Philly area readers, mark your calendars and come join us at @FreeLibrary for a night of conversation with @ruha9 and @marclamonthill! @UncleBobbies https://t.co/Wwu8bSV9dN
— Princeton University Press (@PrincetonUPress) October 6, 2022
Ruha Benjamin, an Internationally recognized writer and speaker, joins us with Jazmyn Scott and Vivian Phillips to talk about an inspiring vision of how we can build a more just world — one small change at a time. Oct 17 at 7:30pm. Get tickets at: https://t.co/UhQJ1QmU2P @ruha9 pic.twitter.com/EJ72Qlh8XW
— Town Hall Seattle (@THSEA) October 6, 2022
Thank you @HarvardBooks for showing #ViralJustice some love among sooo many other great titles! pic.twitter.com/bUym1YQGAT
— Ruha Benjamin (@ruha9) October 8, 2022

It’s #ViralJustice Pub Day! Let’s be extra and give the people an original mix to rock to while you read 🎶 https://t.co/Su1VWRokeU 🎧 pic.twitter.com/UuPd7LOlhO
— Ruha Benjamin (@ruha9) October 11, 2022
The way some of yall are bringing your entire library to the book signing😭 pic.twitter.com/1lt99Vtzau
— Ruha Benjamin (@ruha9) October 14, 2022
We interrupt your regularly scheduled Viral Justice programming to bring u a talk on #RaceAfterTechnology—selected as the Common Text for @HowardU first years!
— Ruha Benjamin (@ruha9) October 23, 2022
Friday Oct 28 @ 5pm Blackburn University Center, open to the public. pic.twitter.com/luatNkxhR1
'This lecture by sociologist @ruha9 of Princeton University, was presented as part of the series How Change Comes: Knowledge + Justice.'
— BlackStudies at Duke (@DukeAAAS) October 26, 2022
Ruha Benjamin | Viral Justice: How We Grow the World We Want via @HumanAtStanford https://t.co/i7Kq3MApqV
On Friday night, Professor Ruha Benjamin sat down with Nicole Fleetwood, the James Weldon Johnson Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication at NYU, at the Princeton Public Library to discuss her latest book, Viral Justice: How We Grow the World We Want. pic.twitter.com/3OG2SItXK4
— African American Studies, Princeton (@PrincetonAAS) October 31, 2022