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Jenée Desmond-Harris

Jenée Desmond-Harris

Former Race, Law, and Politics Reporter

    Latest articles by Jenée Desmond-Harris

    TV
    Read the entire list of sexual assault claims that are the backdrop to Cosby’s admissionRead the entire list of sexual assault claims that are the backdrop to Cosby’s admission
    TV

    Here’s how his statements in a 2005 deposition fit into the pattern of allegations against him.

    By Jenée Desmond-Harris
    Culture
    10 years ago, Bill Cosby admitted he gave drugs to women10 years ago, Bill Cosby admitted he gave drugs to women
    Culture

    Here’s why we’re suddenly hearing so much about the decade-old accusations against the 77-year-old comedian.

    By Jenée Desmond-Harris
    archives
    Study: Watching racists be racist can make you more racistStudy: Watching racists be racist can make you more racist
    archives

    They call it the “nonverbal contagion of racial bias.”

    By Jenée Desmond-Harris
    Criminal Justice
    How unfair pretrial release practices affect black defendants in San FranciscoHow unfair pretrial release practices affect black defendants in San Francisco
    Criminal Justice

    At every stage of the process, blacks are more likely to meet the conditions for pretrial release but less likely to be released at every stage.

    By Jenée Desmond-Harris
    Marriage Equality
    The Supreme Court has killed the oldest, dumbest argument against same-sex marriageThe Supreme Court has killed the oldest, dumbest argument against same-sex marriage
    Marriage Equality

    No, it is absolutely not going to harm your straight marriage.

    By Jenée Desmond-Harris
    archives
    Obama’s sick of the “conversation about race,” tooObama’s sick of the “conversation about race,” too
    archives

    In his eulogy for Charleton shooting victim Clementa Pinckney, he said we have to do more than talk.

    By Jenée Desmond-Harris
    Marriage Equality
    Clarence Thomas: Same-sex marriage bans, like slavery, were just fine for human dignityClarence Thomas: Same-sex marriage bans, like slavery, were just fine for human dignity
    Play
    Marriage Equality

    We might be working with a different definition of “dignity.”

    By Jenée Desmond-Harris
    Donald Trump
    Univision dumps Miss USA pageant over Donald Trump’s insulting remarks about MexicansUnivision dumps Miss USA pageant over Donald Trump’s insulting remarks about Mexicans
    Donald Trump

    The Republican presidential candidate responded, “I love the Mexican people.”

    By Jenée Desmond-Harris
    Supreme Court
    The Supreme Court just delivered a huge win in the fight against housing discriminationThe Supreme Court just delivered a huge win in the fight against housing discrimination
    Supreme Court

    In Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. the Inclusive Communities Project, Inc., it upheld the disparate impact theory for suits under the Fair Housing Act.

    By Jenée Desmond-Harris
    archives
    Even Strom Thurmond’s son is over the Confederate battle flag nowEven Strom Thurmond’s son is over the Confederate battle flag now
    archives

    His “I am not proud of this heritage” statement is the New York Times’s quotation of the day.

    By Jenée Desmond-Harris