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Jenée Desmond-Harris

PoliticsApr 24, 2015

This made researchers call a paper on race and the death penalty “#BlackLivesDon’tMatter”

This made researchers call a paper on race and the death penalty “#BlackLivesDon’tMatter”

PoliticsApr 24, 2015

This made researchers call a paper on race and the death penalty “#BlackLivesDon’tMatter”

People who kill black men are rarely executed.

By Jenée Desmond-Harris

Criminal JusticeApr 23, 2015

Finally, an explanation of systemic racism that won’t put you to sleep

Finally, an explanation of systemic racism that won’t put you to sleep

Criminal JusticeApr 23, 2015

Finally, an explanation of systemic racism that won’t put you to sleep

It’s impossible to watch these videos and not get it.

By Jenée Desmond-Harris

Criminal JusticeApr 23, 2015

You don’t hear much about Latino victims of police violence. That could change soon.

You don’t hear much about Latino victims of police violence. That could change soon.

Criminal JusticeApr 23, 2015

You don’t hear much about Latino victims of police violence. That could change soon.

But there’s very limited data on this issue.

By Jenée Desmond-Harris

archivesApr 22, 2015

Watch Michelle Obama’s reaction to a kid who told her she was “too young for 51”

Watch Michelle Obama’s reaction to a kid who told her she was “too young for 51”

archivesApr 22, 2015

Watch Michelle Obama’s reaction to a kid who told her she was “too young for 51”

Huge hugs, obviously.

By Jenée Desmond-Harris

CultureApr 22, 2015

Gwen Ifill to reporter who quoted Taylor Swift: “Never do that again.”

Gwen Ifill to reporter who quoted Taylor Swift: “Never do that again.”

CultureApr 22, 2015

Gwen Ifill to reporter who quoted Taylor Swift: “Never do that again.”

Watch the PBS NewsHour host react to the use of “haters gonna hate” in a conversation about Clinton.

By Jenée Desmond-Harris

LifeApr 22, 2015

This black artist dressed up like her white ancestors to prove a point

This black artist dressed up like her white ancestors to prove a point

LifeApr 22, 2015

This black artist dressed up like her white ancestors to prove a point

Her elaborate costumes remind us that racial identity is more complicated than meets the eye.

By Jenée Desmond-Harris

Celebrity CultureApr 22, 2015

Ben Affleck on wanting to keep slave-owning ancestor a secret: “I was embarrassed”

Ben Affleck on wanting to keep slave-owning ancestor a secret: “I was embarrassed”

Celebrity CultureApr 22, 2015

Ben Affleck on wanting to keep slave-owning ancestor a secret: “I was embarrassed”

In the case of Finding Your Roots, the effort to rewrite history was pretty harmless. In the real world, it’s not.

By Jenée Desmond-Harris

Criminal JusticeApr 20, 2015

Tampa’s police’ racially biased “bicycle blitzkrieg” shows there are Fergusons everywhere

Tampa’s police’ racially biased “bicycle blitzkrieg” shows there are Fergusons everywhere

Criminal JusticeApr 20, 2015

Tampa’s police’ racially biased “bicycle blitzkrieg” shows there are Fergusons everywhere

Officers actually admitted they saw residents of some neighborhoods as “potential criminals.”

By Jenée Desmond-Harris

LifeApr 20, 2015

Think diversity creates a racism-free utopia? Check out this California poll.

Think diversity creates a racism-free utopia? Check out this California poll.

LifeApr 20, 2015

Think diversity creates a racism-free utopia? Check out this California poll.

The results have a lesson for a soon-to-be “majority-minority” America.

By Jenée Desmond-Harris

LifeApr 16, 2015

There was a huge slave market on Wall Street, and a new marker will remind everyone

There was a huge slave market on Wall Street, and a new marker will remind everyone

LifeApr 16, 2015

There was a huge slave market on Wall Street, and a new marker will remind everyone

It’s not a feel-good story, but it’s true.

By Jenée Desmond-Harris