Preacher of the new antiracist gospel (written by ZZ Packer)
August 20, 2020 GQ
Senior Fellow ZZ Packer wrote this profile on Ibram X. Kendi, director of the Center for Antiracist Research at Boston University.
Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Power
News & Research
The black part of Kamala Harris’s identity is bound to be bigger, but the Indian part will not be suppressed (written by Ashutosh Varshney)
August 20, 2020 Indian Express
In this article, Ashutosh Varshney explores Kamala Harris' racial background and why it's generating excitement throughout the country.
Kamala Harris Leaves Young South Asians Divided (commentary by Prerna Singh)
August 19, 2020 The Juggernaut
In this article, Prerna Singh provides commentary on the diverse impact of Gen Z voters based on recent experiences with movements such as Black Lives Matter, #MeToo, and others.
Glass Floors and Glass Ceilings: Sex Homophily and Heterophily in Job Interviews
August 18, 2020
In August 2020, Jayanti Owens co-wrote, "Glass Floors and Glass Ceilings: Sex Homophily and Heterophily in Job Interviews," a piece exploring the hypothesized theory of employment interviewing when female applicants are paired with female versus male interviewers.
Domestic Violence During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Case of San Diego, California
August 13, 2020
In August 2020, Wendy Schiller collaborated with a team of Brown undergraduate research assistants and Professor Kaitlin Sidorsky at Coastal Carolina University to produce, "Domestic Violence During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Case of San Diego, California," a brief research essay on domestic violence and COVID-19.
Hindu nationalism, White supremacism threaten to morally impoverish the two democracies (written by Ashutosh Varshney)
July 6, 2020 Indian Express
In this article, Ashutosh Varshney questions, "Are India's Muslims and America's Blacks politically comparable?" He argues that White supremacy and Hindu nationalism morally impoverish the two democracies.
Unpacking the Drivers of Racial Disparities in School Suspension and Expulsion
July 1, 2020
In June 2020, Jayanti Owens co-wrote, "Unpacking the Drivers of Racial Disparities in School Suspension and Expulsion," a piece that explores the racial gap in school suspensions and expulsions among 5 to 9-year-old children. Owens' research provides evidence that differential treatment could play a large role in the early criminalization of black students.
GOP rejects mandating changes in police tactics as Dems push 'transformative' change (commentary by Richard Arenberg)
June 11, 2020 ABC6
Richard Arenberg in ABC6, "The huge coast to coast protest rallies and marches, coupled with an historic shift in public opinion and a series of tone-deaf statements and radical actions from the president have created an environment on Capitol Hill that could produce legislation."
It is not simply the death of a black man, but yet another moment of truth for America (written by Ashutosh Varshney)
June 3, 2020 Indian Express
Ashutosh Varshney penned this article on protests sweeping the nation in the wake of George Floyd's death on May 25.
Race and the problem of the public in postwar America
February 25, 2020
In February 2020, Margaret Weir delivered her inaugural lecture as John G. Winant Professor of American Politics at the Rothermere American Institute at the University of Oxford entitled "The Problem of the Public in Postwar America." The lecture examined the interplay between racial inclusion and public life in postwar America.
Unpacking the Drivers of Racial Disparities in School Suspension and Expulsion
September 23, 2019
An analysis led by Brown sociologist Jayanti Owens found that different treatment of black and white students accounted for half of the racial gap in school suspensions and expulsions among 5- to 9-year-old children.
Can reparations help right the wrongs of slavery? (comments by Glenn Loury)
August 12, 2019 PBS NewsHour
Professor Glenn Loury provided commentary on slavery reparations, saying "Seeing blackness and African descent as some kind of subhuman category, that would legitimate in the land of the free and the home of the brave carrying on a commerce in human chattel... That was a deep and profound injury. It can't be made into a piece of cash."
Our schools: Brown U study finds black students more harshly disciplined (comments by Jayanti Owens)
July 31, 2019 ABC6
A new study co-authored by Assistant Professor Jayanti Owens finds that discipline in many classrooms is anything but fair, with punishments often unequal and cutting along racial lines. "It was extraordinarily disturbing and I really didn't want to believe it."
Teacher treatment of students factors into racial gap in school suspensions (research by Jayanti Owens)
July 19, 2019 News from Brown
In new research, sociologist Jayanti Owens found that different treatment of black and white students accounted for half of the racial gap in school suspensions and expulsions among 5- to 9-year-old children. "Subconsciously, we all have racial biases in different ways. This is one way in which those biases are manifesting in the classroom," she said.
'The most important parade in history': Pride In Bolsonaro's Brazil (comments by James Green)
July 1, 2019 HuffPost
James Green, director of the Brazil Initiative, comments on the first Pride parade in Brazil following right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro's election. "The parade is really a moment of affirmation and celebration for most people, but it is de facto, in my mind, a confrontation with the policies of Bolsonaro."
There's Evidence on How to Raise Children, but Are Parents Listening? (written by Emily Oster)
May 23, 2019 The New York Times
Emily Oster in The New York Times, "The differences we see by demographic groups in the United States — the inequality of outcomes for children from poor and rich backgrounds — are driven by a combination of vast differences in experiences."
End the Plague of Secret Parenting (written by Emily Oster)
May 21, 2019 The Atlantic
Economist Emily Oster in The Atlantic, "Put simply, mothers and fathers ought to come clean about the nature of their lives. We can’t fix problems that we pretend don’t exist; we can’t improve the lot of parents at work if we pretend we aren’t parents."
Why Does Racial Inequality Persist?: Culture, Causation, and Responsibility
May 20, 2019
In a new report released by the Manhattan Institute, Professor Glenn Loury delves into the persistence of racial inequality in the United States.
What the Tea Gardens of Bengal Mean to Female Labourers: A Home that Will Never be their Own (comments by Sarah Besky)
May 20, 2019 News 18
Anthropologist Sarah Besky comments on the wages and management of tea gardens, explaining "that ideally the houses required to be built and maintained by the plantation management - something that rarely, if ever, happens. Whether it is painting the house, or just growing vegetables outside, it is done by the families and 'almost always by the women.'"
SAT Adversity Index: A Drive Toward Diversity Without Discussing Race (comments by John Friedman)
May 20, 2019 The New York Times
Economist John Friedman comments on the SAT test's new adversity rating, saying "For each extra year you spend in a good environment, you do a little better. It’s very powerful when somebody overcomes that."