by lindaoppenheim | Oct 25, 2015 | Article
New York Times reporters, Sharon LaFraniere and Andrew W. Lehren, analyze years worth of data about traffic stops to document the racial disparity in administration of justice and how some towns are trying to remedy the injustice.
by lindaoppenheim | May 13, 2015 | Opinion, Poll
Fairleigh Dickinson University’s PublicMind finds that race is a determining factor in attitudes toward the police and other institutions, including prosecutors and the availability of competent legal assistance for New Jersey residents. Three quarters of whites (75%)...
by lindaoppenheim | Apr 19, 2015 | Article, Opinion
“Social protest forces us to see realities we would rather avoid, and blacks live in mortal fear for our lives in a manner that most whites don’t see or understand.” In a New York Times op ed, Michael Eric Dyson comments on media representation of the...
by lindaoppenheim | Apr 15, 2015 | Events
THURSDAY, APRIL 16th, at 7PM the leading and outspoken activist CeCe McDonald comes to Princeton talk about mass incarceration, racism and trans liberation. Free and open to the public. McCormick Hall (PU Art Museum) Room 101.
by lindaoppenheim | Apr 6, 2015 | Broadcast, Continuing Conversations
“Police departments around the country are instituting anti-bias training for their officers. The Justice Department encourages it, but for many cops the training doesn’t seem effective or necessary.” Listen to the NPR segment discussing this...