Race & Ethnicity

A child practices algebra on a chalk board.

Brown Center Chalkboard

Who does the choosing under school choice?

Peter Bergman and Isaac McFarlin, Jr.

Monday, April 15, 2019

Children say the pledge of allegiance during a ceremony to present citizenship certificates to young people who earned citizenship through their parents, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., May 31, 2017. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson - RC1E23D956B0

The Avenue

America is not full. Its future rests with young immigrants.

William H. Frey

Wednesday, April 10, 2019

The Avenue

College students should get more from work study jobs

Andre M. Perry

Friday, March 29, 2019

Customers shop for produce at the Food Project's Farmer's Market in the Boston neighborhood of Dorchester, Massachusetts August 14, 2007. Each year The Food Project hires 60 youth to grow food on their farms

The Avenue

Governors’ strategies for geographic and racial inclusion

Nathan Arnosti and John D. Ratliff

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Reports

Graduating students of the City College of New York sit together in their caps and gowns as they listen to U.S. first lady Michelle Obama's address during the College's commencement ceremony in the Harlem section of Manhattan, New York, U.S., June 3, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar - D1BETHVBVCAA

Report

What levels of racial diversity can be achieved with socioeconomic-based affirmative action? Evidence from a simulation model

Sean Reardon, Rachel Baker, Matt Kasman, Daniel Klasik, and Joseph B. Townsend

Monday, March 25, 2019

Race & Ethnicity

The rise of black-majority cities

David Harshbarger and Andre M. Perry

February 26, 2019

Technology & Innovation

Automation and Artificial Intelligence: How machines are affecting people and places

Mark Muro, Robert Maxim, and Jacob Whiton

January 24, 2019

Jan 3, 2019; Washington, DC, USA; Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D, MA) is sworn in by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as a member of the 116th Congress on January 3, 2019 in Washington D.C. Mandatory Credit: Hannah Gaber-USA TODAY - 11935259

Campaigns & Elections

Black women are looking forward to the 2020 elections

Andre M. Perry

January 10, 2019

Demographics & Population

Why midsized metro areas deserve our attention

Alan Berube

Wednesday, January 9, 2019

Blog Posts

The Avenue

The college admissions scandal proves that we need affirmative action

Andre M. Perry

Thursday, March 14, 2019

People file out of the Javits center after campaign chair John Podesta's speech at the Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Hillary Clinton election night rally in New York, NU.S., November 9, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria - HT1ECB90L2BVY

The Avenue

In selecting Milwaukee for their 2020 convention, Democrats embrace their demographic past

William H. Frey

March 13, 2019

Teacher Jenna Rosenberg speaks to her first grade class at Walsh Elementary School in Chicago, Illinois, March 1, 2013. According to officials in U.S. President Barack Obama's administration, possible consequences of impending across-the-board U.S. government budget cuts, Illinois will lose approximately $33.4 million in education, putting around 460 teacher and aide jobs at risk that would receive funding. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES - Tags: EDUCATION POLITICS BUSINESS) - GM1E9320AA101

Brown Center Chalkboard

The diversity gap for public school teachers is actually growing across generations

Michael Hansen and Diana Quintero

Thursday, March 7, 2019

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Events

2019

Feb

Past Event

A conversation with Stacey Abrams: Race and political power in the United States

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EST

Homeownership while black: Examining the devaluation of assets in black neighborhoods

9:30 AM - 11:30 AM EST

Deadly force: The legal basis of police shootings of unarmed black males in America

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT

Washington, DC

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2015

Development Projects Observed

By Albert O. Hirschman; Foreword by Cass R. Sunstein; Afterword by Michele Alacevich

2014

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Multimedia

Podcast Episode

Realizing the value of black neighborhoods

Andre M. Perry, Jenny Schuetz, and Adrianna Pita

Thursday, February 28, 2019

Brandon Stanard, 24, a student at Lincoln University, recites Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech to a gathering crowd at the base of a statue of the civil rights leader at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Washington, U.S., January 21, 2019. REUTERS/Allison Shelley TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1FB437CDE0

Podcast Episode

Black History Month: Creating environments of belonging

Camille Busette and Fred Dews

Friday, February 1, 2019

Protesters gather along Broadway Avenue to protest the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man on Tuesday by officers in El Cajon, California, U.S. September 28, 2016. REUTERS/Sandy Huffaker/File Photo - TM3EC9T065Y01

Brookings Now

Highlights from an event on police shootings of unarmed black males in America

Fred Dews

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

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Race & Ethnicity

Who does the choosing under school choice?

America is not full. Its future rests with young immigrants.

College students should get more from work study jobs

Governors’ strategies for geographic and racial inclusion

Reports

What levels of racial diversity can be achieved with socioeconomic-based affirmative action? Evidence from a simulation model

The rise of black-majority cities

Automation and Artificial Intelligence: How machines are affecting people and places

Black women are looking forward to the 2020 elections

Why midsized metro areas deserve our attention

Blog Posts

The college admissions scandal proves that we need affirmative action

In selecting Milwaukee for their 2020 convention, Democrats embrace their demographic past

The diversity gap for public school teachers is actually growing across generations

Events

A conversation with Stacey Abrams: Race and political power in the United States

Homeownership while black: Examining the devaluation of assets in black neighborhoods

Deadly force: The legal basis of police shootings of unarmed black males in America

Related Books

What Works in Girls’ Education

The Last Mile in Ending Extreme Poverty

Development Projects Observed

Multimedia

Realizing the value of black neighborhoods

Black History Month: Creating environments of belonging

Highlights from an event on police shootings of unarmed black males in America

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