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During the 1918 flu pandemic, white people died at similar rates to Black Americans, according to a new study – a very different pattern than what occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The United States came in 41st worldwide on the UN’s 2022 sustainable development index, down nine spots from last year. A political historian explains the country’s dismal scores.
Bilingual education is possible for all South Africa’s children.
The study highlights the flimsy boundaries between different forms of violence: torture and extrajudicial punishment, lawful arrest, and an unlawful kidnapping.
Inspired by her own experience with the education system, a professor of sociology explores how race and racism influence school choice and education.
Online rage towards white communities and privileged classes can be read as fatigue with the postcolonial state.
Recently, white protesters have attempted to co-opt Indigenous peoples’ call for sovereignty and self-determination for their own agendas.
The rule of law embodies the rallying cry for the fair and democratic exercise of public power, buttressed by law and fundamental rights.
Thanks to the public events and the scholarly engagement with her life and work, Charlotte Maxeke has become one of the most visible South African women from the 19th and 20th centuries.
The book reveals an insidious, unthinking form of racial hierarchy.
Racial and gender disparities in access to work are entrenched features of the South African labour market.
The new governing elite mistakenly believes that the goal of a democratic South Africa is simply to extend to everyone what whites enjoyed under apartheid.
A survey finds that hardship disparities across racial and ethnic groups have persisted throughout the pandemic.
A new study suggests exposure to police violence may affect the outcome of a pregnancy.
Findings show that income transfer programmes must operate in deliberate coordination with ancillary social service institutions to deliver the maximum benefits for women’s empowerment.
Building retrofits are no joke: They make dwellings healthier and more energy-efficient. And when they’re done in low-income housing, they also reduce inequality.
A food policy researcher helps make sense of the lexicon of US food policy terms, and explains how they relate to racial justice.
US cities began naming streets in Black neighborhoods for Martin Luther King Jr. after his 1968 assassination. Researchers studying these areas 50 years later found entrenched deprivation.
Extremist groups like the Proud Boys get white supremacy into headlines. But all white people benefit from white supremacy, whether they know it or not.
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Professor of Political Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate professor at the Centre for Social Development in Africa, University of Johannesburg, University of Johannesburg
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Evan Pugh University Professor of Anthropology, Penn State
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Professor of Law, The University of Texas at Austin
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Professor and Chair, Department of Journalism, Stellenbosch University
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Professor of French and Postcolonial Studies, University of Strathclyde
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Senior Researcher, University of the Western Cape
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Senior Lecturer, Applied Language and Literacy Studies, University of Cape Town
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Professor in Language Education, member bua-lit collective, University of Cape Town
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Chief Research Specialist in Democracy and Citizenship at the Human Science Research Council and a Research Fellow Centre for African Studies, University of the Free State
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Vasti Roodt is Associate Professor and Head of PROSPER (Promoting Social and Political Ethics Research) in the Department of Philosophy, Stellenbosch University
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Faculty Director for Professional Education, BU School of Education, Boston University
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Professor Emeritus of Public Law, University of Cape Town
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, Birmingham-Southern College
