Articles
Research Articles
- Race and Economic Opportunity in the United States: an Intergenerational Perspective
2020. Chetty, R., Hendren, N., Jones, M. R., & Porter, S. R. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 135(2), 711–783. https://doi.org/10.1093/qje/qjz042 - An Empirical Analysis of Racial Differences in Police Use of Force
2018. Fryer, R. G. Journal of Political Economy, 127(3), 1210–1261. https://doi.org/10.1086/701423
See also Fryer's "Opinion | What the Data Say About Police", Wall Street Journal, June 22, 2020.
Image Source: University of Chicago Press Journals, Journal of Political Economy - Racial Disproportionality in U.S. State Prisons: Accounting for the Effects of Racial and Ethnic Differences in Criminal Involvement, Arrests, Sentencing, and Time Served
2018. Beck, A. J., Beck, A. J., Blumstein, A., & Blumstein, A. Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 34(3), 853-883. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10940-017-9357-6 - Are Emily and Greg More Employable Than Lakisha and Jamal? A Field Experiment on Labor Market Discrimination
2004. Bertrand, M., & Mullainathan, S. The American Economic Review, 94(4), 991-1013. https://doi.org/10.1257/0002828042002561
Image Source: Wikipedia: American Economic Review - Does race matter in residential segregation? Exploring the preferences of White Americans
2001. Emerson, M. O., Chai, K. J., & Yancey, G. American Sociological Review, 66(6), 922-935. https://doi.org/10.2307/3088879
Other Articles
- The Long Reach of Racism in the U.S.
2020 News Article, Wall Street Journal, Orlando Patterson (Sociologist, Harvard)
Image Source: The Nation: The Promise of Freedom: Orlando Patterson’s modern world. https://www.thenation.com/article/world/orlando-patterson-the-confounding-island/
- Stories and Data Reflections on race, riots, and police2020, June 14. City Journal. Hughes, C.
Assesses data and stories to help nuance the discussion of police brutality and racism. - There’s overwhelming evidence that the criminal-justice system is racist. Here’s the proof.2020, Jun 10. Washington Post. Balko, R.
A systematic overview of studies related to police brutality and racism. - who gets to define what’s ‘racist?’
2020 Blog, contexts, Musa al-Gharbi (Sociologist, Columbia University)
Image Source: Twitter: Musa al-Gharbi @Musa_alGharbi https://twitter.com/musa_algharbi
- Why Does Racial Inequality Persist? Culture, Causation, and Responsibility
2019 Report, Manhattan Institute, Glenn C. Loury (Economist, Brown University)
Image Source: Twitter: Glenn Loury @GlennLoury https://twitter.com/glennloury
- This is what an antiracist America would look like. How do we get there?
2018 News Article, The Guardian, Ibram X Kendi (Antiracist Research, Boston University)
Image Source: Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University's FAMUForward: Ibram X. Kendi – The Rise of An AntiRacist http://www.famunews.com/2020/01/the-rise-of-an-antiracist/
- The Case for Reparations
2014 News Article, The Atlantic, Ta-Nehisi Coates (Author, Journalist)
Image Source: The New Yorker Interview: Ta-Nehisi Coates Revisits the Case for Reparations https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-new-yorker-interview/ta-nehisi-coates-revisits-the-case-for-reparations