COMMENTARY
2021 |
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Sojourners
Sep 2020 |
The Long Shadow of Racism—and Protest—in The Midwest |
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New York Times
April 2021 |
Minnesota Is One of the Best Places to Live in America. Unless You're Black. |
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Washington Post
April 2021 |
The Midwest has always been a site of Black political activism |
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Chicago Mag
Apr 2021 |
The 'Blaccent' That Defines Chicago |
2020 |
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Chicago Sun Times
Jan 2021 |
Unforgotten: The untold story of murdered Chicago women
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The New York Times
Jul 2020 |
City That Once Guided a Nation Now Shows Its Cracks |
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24/7 Wall St
Jun 2020 |
The Worst Cities for Black Americans |
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Institute for Research on Race
and Public Policy Jan 2020 |
Between the Great Migration and Growing Exodus: The Future of Black Chicago? |
2019 |
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The New York Times
Sep 2019 |
When Anti-Immigration Meant Keeping Out Black Pioneers |
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Second Wave Media
Sep 2019 |
Area artists, 25 local groups come together as KIA hosts only Midwest stop of 'Black Refraction' |
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The Africa Report
Aug 2019 |
Toni Morrison: US literary giant made it her life’s work to ensure that black lives (and voices) matter |
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Complex
Jul 2019 |
The Long, Complicated History of Black Cinema in Chicago |
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Flintside
Feb 2019 |
Hear us now: Local artists speak up for 'Flint Voices'
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Belt Magazine
Dec 2018 |
Preserving Black Artists’ Legacies in Pittsburgh |
2018 |
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Boston Review
Oct 2018 |
Racism and the Wisconsin Idea |
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Brookings
May 2018 |
To succeed, older industrial cities must overcome their stark color lines
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The Columbus Dispatch
Apr 2018 |
Book details black settlers’ influence in Midwest
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Des Moines Register
Mar 2018 |
Iowa teachers are 'ill-prepared' to help black boys learn and thrive
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The New York Times
Mar 2018 |
Why Are Black Students Punished So Often? Minnesota Confronts a National Quandary |
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NPR
Mar 2018 |
How Segregation Shapes Fatal Police Violence |
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Madison 365
Feb 2018 |
The Untold Story of Black Suffrage in Wisconsin |
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Chicago Tribune
Feb 2018 |
Art, slavery and civil rights: Black history comes alive at these Midwest museums |
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The Cap Times
Feb 2018 |
Hidden history of black suffrage in Wisconsin is focus of Historical Society lecture |
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WOSU Public Media
Jan 2018 |
Along Rust Belt, Minority Communities Segregated By Air Pollution |
2017 |
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Washington Post
Sep 2017 |
‘Snob zoning’ is racial housing segregation by another name |
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Brookings
Sep 2017 |
Segregation and changing populations shape Rust Belt’s politics |
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Michigan Civil Rights Commission
Feb 2017 |
The Flint Water Crisis: Systemic Racism Through the Lens of Flint |
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Rapid Growth Media
Feb 2017 |
Facing racism: The lasting effects of discrimination in GR's southeast community |
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Brookings
Feb 2017 |
Fractured Factions: Labor Unions, The Rust Belt, and Black America |
2016 |
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24/7 Wall St.
Oct 2016 |
The Worst Cities for Black Americans |
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Mother Jones
Sept 2016 |
Trump Ohio Deputy's Racial Remarks Reveal a Hidden Reason for his Rust Belt Success |
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The Atlantic
Jul 2016 |
The Challenge of Keeping Black Families from Leaving the Midwest |
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Progressive Army
2016 |
For African-Americans in the Rust Belt, Racism should be Measured in Dollars |
2015 |
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Belt Magazine
Apr 2015 |
In Columbus, Somalis Live Under Suspicion |