By Ken Kolb, author of Retail Inequality: Reframing the Food Desert Debate
The mass murder of ten Black residents in Buffalo on May 14th was a horrific act of racist terrorism. The fact that it took place in a grocery store—Tops Friendly Market—added unspeakable pain. Tops had been a s...
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Criminology Explains Police Violence ...
In support of the #ScholarStrike for racial justice, UC Press is featuring titles that highlight the long history of protest, and the following list provides context for the continued struggle for racial justice.
The Black Revolution on Campusby Martha Biondi
Martha Biondi m...
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Social MovementsThe Structure of Colle...
By Nikki Jones, author of The Chosen Ones: Black Men and the Politics of Redemption
Calls to defund the police often elicit fear. How will I stay safe, wonder people who associate the police with safety. This response ignores the fact for many people, the police are what they fear. Wh...
By Andrea S. Boyles, author of recent book You Can’t Stop the Revolution: Community Disorder and Social Ties in Post-Ferguson American and previous book Race, Place, and Suburban Policing: Too Close for Comfort
I am Andrea S. Boyles, a Black feminist race scholar, sociologist and criti...
By Mugambi Jouet, author or Exceptional America: What Divides Americans From the World and From Each Other
As America and the world ponder George Floyd’s appalling death, what lies beneath the tip of the iceberg? How do callous killings of black people by police relate to wider...
The work of addressing society’s core challenges—whether they be persistent inequality, a failing education system, or global climate change—can be accelerated when scholarship assumes its role as an agent of engagement and democracy. The books on the following reading list help provide c...