The Democratic Alliance has been accused of inflaming racial tensions in Phoenix. Local residents belonging to a protection group stand watch in July 2021 at the height of the violence. Photo by Marco Longari/AFP via Getty Images October 12, 2021
What inflammatory election posters say about South Africas DemocraticAlliance
Steven Friedman, University of Johannesburg The Democratic Alliance posters were not a bolt from the blue. They were consistent with messages the partys current leadership has been sending out for some time.
An activist is arrested after his van was stopped by Kenosha police Aug. 27, days after police shot a Kenosha man, Jacob Blake, seven times in the back, leaving him paralyzed. Scott Olson/Getty Images December 4, 2020
Wisconsins not so white anymore and in some rapidly diversifying cities like Kenosha theres fear andunrest
John M. Eason, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Benny Witkovsky, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Chloe Haimson, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Jungmyung Kim, University of Wisconsin-Madison New research on Wisconsins changing demographics suggests that racial integration and political polarization were a combustible combination in Kenosha, where violence erupted in August.
The National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama, documents the lynchings of more than 4,400 people between 1877 and 1950. AP Photo/Beth J. Harpaz June 24, 2020
To fight US racism, research prescribes a nationwide healingprocess
Benjamin Appel, Michigan State University and Cyanne E. Loyle, Penn State Research into how war-torn and fractured nations find justice and societal reconciliation finds ways to establish sustainable and lasting peace in divided societies.
America is a choking hazard. Shawn Thew/EPA June 2, 2020
George Floyd: why the sight of these brave, exhausted protesters gives mehope
Akwugo Emejulu, University of Warwick Through exhaustion at racial injustice, Black Lives Matter protesters can glimpse a better future.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was recently the subject of a racist video rant. Lintao Zhang/EPA October 3, 2018
South African law needs a zero tolerance approach to racistutterances
Kelly Phelps, University of Cape Town Calls to impose harsh prison sentences for verbal crimen injuria are often premised on the need to deter such behaviour.
Could legal intimidation threaten race-conscious admissions in the U.S.? AP Photo/Susan Walsh August 15, 2017
The legal threat to diversity oncampus
Liliana M. Garces, University of Texas at Austin For colleges and universities that lack the multi-billion-dollar endowments of schools like Harvard, the mere threat of legal action may be enough to put an end to race-conscious admissions policies.
People go to the beach in large numbers and for many different reasons, and sometimes thats a recipe for conflict. tazzymoto from www.shutterstock.com March 5, 2017
Contested spaces: we shall fight on thebeaches
Michelle Voyer, University of Wollongong and Natalie Gollan, University of Technology Sydney In many ways, the conflict we see on our beaches may be a small price to pay for the free and open access to our beaches, which Australians have long fought to preserve.
The poster for Do The Right Thing August 10, 2016
Under the influence of Spike Lees film Do The RightThing
Dylan Valley, University of the Witwatersrand With #BlackLivesMatter and a never-ending list of African Americans being killed by police, the film Do The Right Thing is even more relevant now than when it was released 27 years ago.
Racial tensions are becoming increasingly common among South African university students. EPA March 14, 2016
South African born free students see the world through the prism ofrace
Joleen Steyn Kotze, Nelson Mandela University University students in South Africa tend to fall into a single story trap, ignoring other individuals experiences to construct an understanding of the countrys political realities.
O.J. Simpson, flanked by his lawyers, pumps his fists after the verdict is read in October 1995. Reuters February 3, 2016
O.J. Simpsons return: what weve learned in the 20 years since the trial of thecentury
Frankie Bailey, University at Albany, State University of New York It was a true media bonanza and we now know that the media played a powerful role in influencing public perception of guilt or innocence.
A new book puts forward the thesis that South Africa faces a crisis of governance and leadership rather than an economic crisis. Yalo December 3, 2015
A hard-hitting analysis of South Africas deepeningmalaise
Sisonke Msimang, University of the Witwatersrand Justice Malala argues that South Africa faces a governance and leadership crisis, rather than an economic crisis. He argues that is not up to the ruling party alone to solve the problem.
Whose streets? Reuters July 24, 2015
Candidates are ignoring races crucial role in determining who thrives,struggles
Mechele Dickerson, University of Texas at Austin Last Saturday, presidential hopefuls Bernie Sanders and Martin OMalley were booed and heckled by liberal activists at a town hall discussion at the Netroots Nation annual conference. Why would attendees
Self-identifying as black is anyones right, but the lies are what do the most damage. Colin Mulvany/The Spokesman Review via AP/file 2015 June 16, 2015
Spokanes black community embraces white allies, so whats behind Rachel Dolezals perplexing deception?
Kellie Carter Jackson, Hunter College Blacks need allies, not avatars.
Black students are more likely to get suspended for minor violations. McGeorge BLSA May 28, 2015
With harsher disciplinary measures, school systems fail blackkids
Esther Canty-Barnes, Rutgers University Black students get suspended or expelled at a rate three times greater than white students. The cost: they fall behind in school, and the cycle of poverty and failure is perpetuated.