Race in American Public Policy

Webinar: Race, artificial intelligence, and systemic inequalities

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT

Tulsa City Councilor Vanessa Hall-Harper poses for a portrait in front of a monument to the 1921 Black Wall Street massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S., June 18, 2020. Picture taken June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Lawrence Bryant

Why Juneteenth  is a rallying cry for reparations

Friday, June 19, 2020

Jay Williams tattoos a customer who gave his name as D OJ at Black Ink Atlanta, during the phased reopening of businesses and restaurants from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in the state, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., April 24, 2020. REUTERS/Bita Honarvar

Race and gender gaps in COVID-19 deaths

Richard V. Reeves and Fred Dews

Friday, June 19, 2020

Police officers watch as people march the day after the not guilty verdict in the murder trial of Jason Stockley, a former St. Louis police officer, charged with the 2011 shooting of Anthony Lamar Smith, who was black, in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S., September 16, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Lott - RC1B6E82D250

What does ‘defund the police’ mean and does it have merit?

Friday, June 19, 2020

A protester speaks to the crowd underneath a Confederate monument during nationwide unrest following the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. May 31, 2020. Picture taken May 31, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Our calls to remove racist symbols are finally being heard

Jhacova Williams

Thursday, June 18, 2020

Hashim, an essential worker in the healthcare industry, sees his newborn niece for the first time as he greets his daughter and nephew through the closed door as he maintains social distance from his family as he works amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in New Rochelle, New York, U.S., April 20, 2020. Picture taken April 20, 2020. REUTERS/Joy Malone

Baby bonds can help close the wealth gap for Black Americans

E.J. Dionne, Jr.

Thursday, June 18, 2020

People walk on the esplanade of La Defense, in the financial and business district, west of Paris, France, October 6, 2017. REUTERS/Charles Platiau - RC1B9BB86D30

Class Notes: Policing the police, college access, and more

Chenoah Sinclair and Richard V. Reeves

Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Incarceration

In too many American communities, mass incarceration has become a jobs program

Thursday, June 18, 2020

Hundreds of protesters flooded the streets of Crown Heights in Brooklyn on June 1, 2020 to demand the defunding of the police force and to demonstrate against police brutality in the wake of George Floyd's death by Officer Derek Chauvin who kept his knee on Floyd's neck for more than 8 1/2 minutes, including 2 1/2 minutes after Floyd became unresponsive. (Photo by Erik McGregor/Sipa USA)No Use UK. No Use Germany.

This Juneteenth, we should uplift America’s Black businesses

Andre M. Perry, Tynesia Boyea-Robinson, and David Harshbarger

Thursday, June 18, 2020

A street sign of Black Lives Matter Plaza is seen near St. John's Episcopal Church, as the protests against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd continue, in Washington, U.S., June 5, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A public letter to the Associated Press: Listen to the nation and capitalize Black.

Tuesday, June 16, 2020