Race in American Public Policy

Disrupting the cycle of gun violence: A candid discussion with young Chicago residents

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST

Ron Clark Academy 6th grader Naima Johnson, 12, (C) joins classmates in applauding after watching the film "Black Panther" at Atlantic Station theaters in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., February 21, 2018. REUTERS/Chris Aluka Berry - RC1B25C419F0

Black Panther: Lessons in Hollywood diversity and black pride

Nicol Turner Lee

Monday, February 26, 2018

Graduates celebrate at Howard University in Washington

If black lives matter, so do historically black colleges and universities

Thursday, February 15, 2018

Jobseekers stand in line to attend the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. career fair held by the New York State department of Labor in New York, U.S. on April 12, 2012. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo - RTX2K637

Reduced unemployment doesn’t equal improved well-being for black Americans

Marcus Casey and Bradley Hardy

Thursday, February 15, 2018

A white nationalist carries the Confederate flag as he arrives for a rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S., August 12, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RC14FA787A00

Record expansion of US hate groups slows under Trump administration

Monday, February 5, 2018

United States Postal Service clerks sort mail at the USPS Lincoln Park Carriers Annex in Chicago

Who deserves credit for African American employment?

Thursday, February 1, 2018

Congressman John Lewis and others march in Selma, AL.

Celebrating black history in the Trump era

Thursday, February 1, 2018

Cora Gates, 68, a grandmother, poses for a portrait outside her family home in Ferguson, Missouri July 23, 2015. When asked how Michael Brown's death affected her life, Gates said, "It didn't affect my life at all. I still sit on the porch like normal. I heard the guns but I didn't do nothing so I don't have to be afraid of nobody." When asked what changes she has seen in her community over the past year, Gates said, "I don't get out of the house much so I cannot say." On August 9, 2014 a white police officer shot unarmed black teenager Michael Brown dead in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, Missouri. A year later Reuters photographer Adrees Latif returned to Ferguson, where he has documented events in the past year, to capture the portraits of local residents and canvass their views. REUTERS/Adrees Latif PICTURE 5 OF 13 FOR WIDER IMAGE STORY "PORTRAITS OF FERGUSON"SEARCH "LATIF PORTRAITS" FOR ALL PICTURES - GF20000014304

Why are black poor Americans more optimistic than white ones?

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

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Trump’s 1st State of the Union: An opportunity to reaffirm what it means to be American

Camille Busette

Monday, January 29, 2018

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The millennial generation: A demographic bridge to America’s diverse future

William H. Frey

January, 2018