race and ethnicity
“BUT BLACKS COMMIT MORE CRIMES”: Scholars discuss conservative logic
Since 2014 there has been renewed interest, concern, and protest regarding the police use of deadly force against… Read More
RACIAL BIAS IN LETHAL POLICE SHOOTINGS: The Need for Interdisciplinary Research
GUEST POST by Abigail A. Sewell Recently, The New York Times published a write-up of a study documenting a… Read More
PATTERNS OF POLICE SHOOTINGS: One year after Ferguson
It has been a year since white, male, then-police-officer Darren Wilson fatally shot Michael Brown, an unarmed eighteen-year-old black male… Read More
IMPLICIT RACIAL BIAS: where do we learn whom we should perceive negatively?
Updated January 9th, 2017 The problem with overt racism (other than its bigoted, undemocratic, violent and discriminatory nature) is that… Read More
RACE OF POLICE DEPARTMENTS: Should they be similar to the community?
Since a police force is designed to protect and serve a community, should the race of the police departments align… Read More
AN OPEN MEMO TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS: Police kill unarmed black male
A couple of months ago I wrote about the police killing of Walter Scott, an unarmed black male… Read More
TALKING ABOUT RACE: Don’t avoid it.
Talking about race is not white America’s strong suit. I taught a course on racism and ethnic relations for the… Read More
UNARMED BLACK MAN KILLED BY POLICE…IS THIS TIME DIFFERENT?
*For a look at the patterns that have emerged in the police shootings of unarmed black… Read More
TOOLS FOR TEACHING SOCIOLOGY: Teach well. It matters.
Updated February 2018 Looking for resources for teaching sociology? Below are snippets of some of the… Read More
RACE AND GUNS: Racial profiling and carrying a weapon
White men go shopping with their guns and express their rights; black men get assaulted carrying a permitted… Read More
“BUT BLACKS COMMIT MORE CRIMES”: Scholars discuss conservative logic
Since 2014 there has been renewed interest, concern, and protest regarding the police use of deadly force against… Read More
RACIAL BIAS IN LETHAL POLICE SHOOTINGS: The Need for Interdisciplinary Research
GUEST POST by Abigail A. Sewell Recently, The New York Times published a write-up of a study documenting a… Read More
PATTERNS OF POLICE SHOOTINGS: One year after Ferguson
It has been a year since white, male, then-police-officer Darren Wilson fatally shot Michael Brown, an unarmed eighteen-year-old black male… Read More
IMPLICIT RACIAL BIAS: where do we learn whom we should perceive negatively?
Updated January 9th, 2017 The problem with overt racism (other than its bigoted, undemocratic, violent and discriminatory nature) is that… Read More
RACE OF POLICE DEPARTMENTS: Should they be similar to the community?
Since a police force is designed to protect and serve a community, should the race of the police departments align… Read More
AN OPEN MEMO TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS: Police kill unarmed black male
A couple of months ago I wrote about the police killing of Walter Scott, an unarmed black male… Read More
TALKING ABOUT RACE: Don’t avoid it.
Talking about race is not white America’s strong suit. I taught a course on racism and ethnic relations for the… Read More
UNARMED BLACK MAN KILLED BY POLICE…IS THIS TIME DIFFERENT?
*For a look at the patterns that have emerged in the police shootings of unarmed black… Read More
TOOLS FOR TEACHING SOCIOLOGY: Teach well. It matters.
Updated February 2018 Looking for resources for teaching sociology? Below are snippets of some of the… Read More
RACE AND GUNS: Racial profiling and carrying a weapon
White men go shopping with their guns and express their rights; black men get assaulted carrying a permitted… Read More