Black motherhood shapes leadership in unique ways Andrene Z. Wright / Managing Editor - May 6, 2022 Black mothers face distinct challenges that can lead to a commitment to caring for a broad community
When Black women use motherhood’s power to advocate for Black lives Aidan Smith - May 6, 2021 There’s a history behind putting a mother’s love to political use after a Black person is killed
How do black people channel their anger about racial injustice? Here’s what we found. Ismail K. White, Brian D. McKenzie, and Antoine J. Banks - June 28, 2020 They’re most likely to look first to protests and black-focused groups, not electoral politics.
Black people have protested police killings for years. Here’s why officials are finally responding. LaGina Gause - June 12, 2020 People are risking more to protest during a pandemic. That matters.
Will the Floyd protests lead to police reform? Here’s what we know. Maneesh Arora and Davin L. Phoenix - June 11, 2020 We’ve tracked policing-related bills in all 50 states since 2013
We gathered data on every confirmed, line-of-duty police killing of a civilian in 2014 and 2015. Here’s what we found. Logan Strother, Geiguen Shin, and Charles Menifield - August 29, 2018 [caption id="attachment_77172" align="aligncenter" width="960"] In June, demonstrators protest the fatal
You need two things for a successful anti-violence movement. Post-Parkland activism about guns has both. Erica Marat - February 23, 2018 The Valentine's Day mass shooting at a Parkland, Fla., high
White Christian America is dying John Sides - August 15, 2016 Robert P. Jones is the founding CEO of the Public
How political science helps explain the rise of Trump: the role of white identity and grievances Michael Tesler and John Sides - March 3, 2016 [caption id="attachment_36757" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stops
The political theory of Kendrick Lamar Marc Lynch - March 23, 2015 [caption id="attachment_23003" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Kendrick Lamar performs at the 2012
Want to create activists? Here's how. John Sides - October 26, 2014 [caption id="attachment_17170" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] File: Gay rights demonstrators in Arizona.
Want to create activists? Here’s how. John Sides - October 26, 2014 [caption id="attachment_17170" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] File: Gay rights demonstrators in Arizona.
The Anniversary of the March on Washington, and What It Means for Public Opinion John Sides - August 25, 2013 Given the news of recent months – the acquittal of
Is the Criminal Justice System Colorblind? The Separate Realities of Blacks and Whites John Sides - July 25, 2013 I've been remiss in linking to my latest post at
Latinos View Black “Law-abidingness” Less Favorably than Whites Do John Sides - July 22, 2013 We welcome another guest post from Brown political scientist Michael
Trayvon Martin and the Burden of Being a Black Male John Sides - July 16, 2013 We welcome another guest post from Corrine McConnaughy, a political