Several presidential hopefuls have offered proposals to close the racial wealth gap, from baby bonds to reparations. A simulation suggests policies short of direct aid to blacks won't do the trick.
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Major changes in the language of white supremacists have happened in the last decade that provide a window into how the groups mobilize support, shape political perceptions and advance their cause.
According to a new study, about 52 of every 100,000 men and boys, and about 3 of every 100,000 women and girls, are killed by police in the US.
In 26 attempts, no African American has ever defeated an incumbent U.S. senator or governor.
Social movement theory helps to explain why Japanese-Americans received reparations but the same will be much more challenging to provide for African-Americans.
Although financial reparation for African-Americans may be complicated to achieve, steps such as accurate acknowledgement of atrocities as well as public apologies and memorials can be enacted.
A recent gift by billionaire Robert Smith to pay off the student loans of 2019 graduates of Morehouse points to the potential of America's black elite to pay off all black students' college loans.
Municipal swimming pools flourished in the 20th century. But too often, their success was based on the exclusion of African Americans.
There are many conversations these days around 'successful dying.' Two African American scholars argue why these conversations need to include race and how it impacts life span.
When no one in Mississippi wins a majority of votes in an election, the legislature chooses the winner. This has led to white men winning over and over.
The first truth commission to research lynchings has been established in Maryland. It has the potential to educate the public about and support racial reconciliation. But it also faces obstacles.
Although certain racial minorities are more likely to be diagnosed with organ failure, they are less likely to be transplanted. What's behind the gap?
Half a century after the federal government voided Jim Crow laws, the criminal justice system still discriminates against African Americans.
Publication was justified of information from the FBI that Martin Luther King Jr. witnessed and celebrated a woman’s rape, writes a historian, who warns the FBI had long wanted to destroy King.
For decades, black characters in horror movies were objects of ridicule, died first or played evil Voodoo practitioners. But now we're seeing a wave of films created by blacks and starring blacks.
Scholars continue to debate what, exactly, happened to Emmett Till the morning of his murder. But that hasn't stopped a poor Mississippi community from trying to profit off one version of the story.
As we celebrate moms this Mother’s Day, let's remember that maternal health is a right that many do not enjoy.
From spirituals about the trials of slavery to the fight for civil rights and the modern rhythms of swing music, Duke Ellington told a story about black life that was both beautiful and complex.
When Jessie Simmons applied for a teaching job in 1958, her application went to a separate file for "Negro teachers" and got rejected. An education scholar recounts how Simmons fought back and won.
Thanks to a long history of exclusionary government programs, the typical black family now has only 10 cents for every dollar held by the typical white family.
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Professor of Journalism, IUPUI
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Associate Professor of African and Afro-American Studies, Brandeis University
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Associate Professor of History and African and African Diaspora Studies, University of Texas at Austin
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Managing Director of the McCourtney Institute of Democracy, Co-host of Democracy Works Podcast, Pennsylvania State University
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Associate Professor of Communications, Elon University
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Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Associate Professor of History, Morehouse College
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Professor of Social Work, Michigan State University
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David W. Stowe is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor of English and Religious Studies, Michigan State University
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Derek H. Alderman is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor of Geography, University of Tennessee
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Associate Professor of History, University of South Carolina
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Professor of Political Science and Director of the African American Studies Program, University of Florida
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Professor of American History, University of Colorado Boulder
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Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Howard University
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Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College
