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Keith Cooper: The Stigma of Black Criminality on an (Almost) Exonerated Man

August 11, 2016August 11, 2016 Jack Heller criminal justice system

In January 1997, police officers in Elkhart, Indiana arrested Keith Cooper for a purse snatching because he fit the general

Lessons in Law and Order Politics

August 9, 2016July 12, 2017 Dan Berger criminal justice system, democracy

While many commentators have juxtaposed the bizarre hilarity of the Republican National Convention to the carefully crafted Democratic National Convention,

From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime: An Interview with Elizabeth Hinton

July 30, 2016July 30, 2016 Garrett Felber mass incarceration, policing, poverty

This month, I interviewed Professor Elizabeth Kai Hinton on her new book, The War on Poverty to the War on

Victory For Black Lives Matter: 10 Ideas for a Lasting Revolution

July 29, 2016July 29, 2016 Guy Emerson Mount #BlackLivesMatter, black politics, black protest, Black radicalism, police brutality

Often, the darkest hours reveal the greatest openings. After being essentially ignored for over three years, the Black Lives Matter

Intersectional Critiques of the Criminalization of Black Girls, Past & Present

May 30, 2016May 27, 2016 Guest Poster black feminism, black politics, black protest

The following is a guest post from Lindsey E. Jones, a Ph.D. Candidate in History of Education at the University