Weekly News Roundup: 11/2
Developments at Spring Valley High School A federal civil rights investigation has been opened by the Department of Justice following […]
Racial Justice
October 26, 2015: Weekly News Roundup
Family Hires High-Profile Civil-Rights Lawyer after Roadside Shooting of Black Church Musician by Officer in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Corey
Discussing Race with White People
I worry that I am The Black Friend, you know, the one mentioned before a white person blurts out something
A Gift from My Parents
I had the talk with my parents when I started high school. No, not that talk you are thinking of
Upholding the Foundation of the Fair Housing Act
At the height of the Great Society in 1968, Congress passed the Fair Housing Act (“FHA”), a piece of legislation
April 13, 2015: Weekly News Roundup
F.B.I. Begins Civil Rights Investigation into Police Beating of Suspect in California On Friday, ten San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies
Reality TV and the Construction of Crime
On March 15, entertainment and reality intersected during the final episode of HBO’s six-part documentary, “The Jinx: The Life and
The Role of Violence in Ferguson
Violence is more than just looting and fist fighting, but a harsh and rude disruption of the order of things. Can the whole of America be forced to wrestle with America’s most insidious problem absent violence of some sort considering the almost religious aversion to dealing with the continuing legacy of racism?
Affirmative Action and Exclusion: How Race-Based Admissions Impact Asian Americans
On December 17th, 2014, the nonprofit organization Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) filed suit in the Massachusetts District Court against
A Vicious Cycle: The System Behind Police Brutality
Like many others, I have been moved to write about the recent police killings of Eric Garner and Michael Brown.
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Nov. 1: Weekly News Update
There has been considerable coverage on the new Harvard University sexual harassment policy. On Oct. 15, a group of 28 HLS