Robin Rue Simmons is the Founder and Executive Director of First Repair, a nonprofit organization that provides expertise, technical assistance, and advocacy for local reparations nationwide. As the 5th Ward Alderwoman in Evanston, Illinois from 2017-2021, Ms.... More »
Since its inception, social media has been a vital tool for democracy, serving as an indispensable platform for people to exercise their rights to speech, expression, and assembly. However, with the recent insurgence of hate crimes like the 2017 Charlottesvill... More »
To address racial disparities faced by Black Americans, policymakers must prioritize a Black agenda highlighted by a federal reparations policy. For many scholars, reparations—as a policy—represent an initial attempt to acknowledge, redress, and provide finali... More »
2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act—an important victory for activists in the Civil Rights era—but this historic legislation did not eradicate discrimination in the housing market. Evidence shows that real estate agents today still steer bu... More »
Remember Rachel Dolezal? An instructor of Africana Studies at Eastern Washington University and president of the Spokane chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Dolezal hid her racial origin until 2015 when an intrepi... More »
Infant mortality is a common indicator of a country’s overall health and economic progress. In the United States, an African American baby is twice as likely as a White baby to die during their first year of life. This fact embodies the country’s struggle with... More »
Evidence from a recent field experiment, based on data from Airbnb, demonstrates that racial discrimination persists on modern, online sharing marketplaces. Results indicate that guests with distinctively African-American names were found to be 16 percent less... More »
Field research demonstrates that immigration reform might rely less on racial conservatism and more on nature, neighborhoods, and the melting pot. More »
A new study suggests widespread abuses in detention facilities for juveniles are associated with a host of negative long-term effects, from post-traumatic stress to criminal involvement. More »
Academics disagree on the existence of racial bias in policing drug crimes More »