Maxwell School News and Commentary
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Jackson speaks to Vox about the meaning of abolish the police
"By 'abolish the police,' I mean building a world where we do not rely on anti-Black, white supremacist institutions of order to regulate society," says Jenn Jackson, assistant professor of political science.
See related: Law, Race & Ethnicity, United States
White quoted in Agence France Press article on rethinking race in American history
"I think for a growing number of white Americans you are seeing more attention paid to the longer-term reasons that racial inequality persists in America," says Steven White, assistant professor of political science. "I guess the question is whether these changes in public opinion will last," he says. "Is this the beginning of a really substantial shift?"
See related: Civil Rights, Race & Ethnicity, United States
Monnat comments on impact of COVID-19 on minorities in Daily Gazette
"This is just another example of the negative health impacts of structural racism," says Shannon Monnat, associate professor of sociology and Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion. "Across all institutions, blacks are disadvantaged."
See related: COVID-19, New York State, Race & Ethnicity, State & Local
Monnat discusses racial disparities, COVID-19 deaths in Miami Herald
"Without widespread testing and without knowing the infection rate, we can’t responsibly predict when things could open back up," says Shannon Monnat, associate professor of sociology and Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion.
See related: COVID-19, Longevity, Race & Ethnicity, United States
Monnat comments on fairness of stay-at-home orders in Wisconsin Examiner
"A crisis like COVID-19 is bound to exacerbate existing racial-ethnic and socio-economic disparities. Not only within the healthcare system, and in terms of health outcomes, but also within the criminal justice system," says Shannon Monnat, Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion.
See related: Black, COVID-19, Income, U.S. Health Policy, United States
Monnat discusses COVID-19 with D Magazine, Stateline, the Verge
"At the front end, not testing these groups [poor and racial-ethnic minority populations] at the same level is increasing the risk of fatality rates," says Shannon Monnat, Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion.
See related: COVID-19, Longevity, Race & Ethnicity, U.S. Health Policy, United States
Shi article on low-income female students and the reversal of the Black-White gap published in AERA
See related: Civil Rights, Education, Gender and Sex, Race & Ethnicity
Jenn Jackson paper on Black women’s self-making published in Public Culture
See related: Gender and Sex, Race & Ethnicity
Armstrong speaks to the Hill about new Harriet Tubman film
See related: Black, Education, Gender and Sex, Housing, Human Rights, United States
Jackson shares her perspective on racial acts on campus in Washington Post
Jenn Jackson writer about the #NotAgainSU movement, discussing her experience with racism on the Syracuse University campus. "These events force us to confront the thin line between our beliefs and our practices,"
See related: New York State, Race & Ethnicity, Social Justice, U.S. Education