Race in American Public Policy

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Six maps that reveal America’s expanding racial diversity

William H. Frey

September 5, 2019

Safe Passage worker Irene Fonder helps two Sherwood Elementary School children cross an intersection in the Englewood neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois, United States, September 8, 2015. The fourth-largest U.S. public school system is not cutting corners when it comes to the $17.8 million annual budget for safety patrols that watch over children walking to school through neighborhoods plagued by gang violence. The school district has expanded the two-year-old Safe Passage program to seven additional schools this year, bringing it to a total of 140 of Chicago's 660 public schools. REUTERS/Jim Young - GF10000197899

To build safe streets, we need to address racism in urban design

Hanna Love and Jennifer S. Vey

Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump look on as Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S., August 1, 2019. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston - RC179FD13B60

Trump and racism: What do the data say?

Vanessa Williamson and Isabella Gelfand

Wednesday, August 14, 2019

A woman holds a sign during a rally against white supremacy in the wake of mass shootings in Dayton and El Paso in front of the White House in Washington, U.S., August 6, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RC18B8E32740

On racism and white supremacy

Andre M. Perry, Vanessa Williamson, and Fred Dews

Friday, August 9, 2019

A group of people hold candles during a vigil at a memorial four days after a mass shooting at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, U.S. August 7, 2019. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare - RC130E871640

There are not ‘two sides’

Thursday, August 8, 2019

U.S. Marines bow their heads in prayer before the arrival of President Barack Obama at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, February 27, 2009. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES) - GM1E52S08XG01

Like Truman’s military desegregation order, leadership against racism starts at the top

Friday, July 26, 2019

Young adults working

Skills and opportunity pathways: Building an inclusive workforce for the future

Makada Henry-Nickie and Hao Sun

Thursday, July 25, 2019

John Lenges, a resident of Pinellas County who changed parties to vote Republican in 2016, and his sister Jeanne Coffin cheer at the conclusion of U.S. President Donald Trumps re-election campaign kick off rally in Orlando, Florida, U.S., June 18, 2019. Picture taken June 18, 2019. REUTERS/Brian Snyder - RC1AE0E19DD0

Ambivalent nativism: Trump supporters’ attitudes toward Islam and Muslim immigration

Wednesday, July 24, 2019

U.S. Reps Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) hold a news conference after Democrats in the U.S. Congress moved to formally condemn President Donald Trump's attacks on the four minority congresswomen on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 15, 2019. REUTERS/Erin Scott - RC11EF17C500

Racism is not a distraction; It’s policy

Friday, July 19, 2019

STEM students

STEM talent exists in the South, but investment is appallingly lacking

Andre M. Perry and Rodney Sampson

Tuesday, July 16, 2019