Keith Cooper: The Stigma of Black Criminality on an (Almost) Exonerated Man
In January 1997, police officers in Elkhart, Indiana arrested Keith Cooper for a purse snatching because he fit the general
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Whose Black Lives Matter? Musings in Defense of Korryn Gaines
I recently had the pleasure of speaking to a group of talented black and brown sisters who were gathered for
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Lessons in Law and Order Politics
While many commentators have juxtaposed the bizarre hilarity of the Republican National Convention to the carefully crafted Democratic National Convention,
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Fall Teaching in a Trump Climate
As the summer comes to an end and I begin to think about teaching in the fall, I wonder how
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An Interview with Former Black Panther Lynn French
This interview was originally published on Public Books and is reprinted here with permission. The interviewer, Salamishah Tillet is an
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