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Jenée Desmond-Harris

Jenée Desmond-Harris

Former Race, Law, and Politics Reporter

    Latest articles by Jenée Desmond-Harris

    Politics
    Clinton and Rubio don’t match their parties’ bases. This could make things interesting.Clinton and Rubio don’t match their parties’ bases. This could make things interesting.
    Politics

    Demographer William Frey predicts that if these two run in 2016, identity politics will make the campaigns extremely polarizing.

    By Jenée Desmond-Harris
    archives
    Report: Sheriff’s office falsified training of the volunteer cop who killed Eric HarrisReport: Sheriff’s office falsified training of the volunteer cop who killed Eric Harris
    archives

    The Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office is conducting an internal review.

    By Jenée Desmond-Harris
    Politics
    Republicans don’t want people who buy guns to have to disclose their race anymoreRepublicans don’t want people who buy guns to have to disclose their race anymore
    Politics

    The government has been collecting this information since 2012.

    By Jenée Desmond-Harris
    Police Violence
    The New Black Panther Party, explainedThe New Black Panther Party, explained
    Police Violence

    The group doesn’t do much, but it gets more media coverage than just about any other hate group.

    By Jenée Desmond-Harris
    Police Violence
    Are black communities overpoliced or underpoliced? Both.Are black communities overpoliced or underpoliced? Both.
    Police Violence

    A criminal justice expert says this toxic mix creates even more violence.

    By Jenée Desmond-Harris
    Life
    Was pro baseball’s first African-American player passing for white?Was pro baseball’s first African-American player passing for white?
    Life

    Depends on how you define “black.”

    By Jenée Desmond-Harris
    Criminal Justice
    Tavis Smiley gave Jon Stewart the clearest “Black Lives Matter” explanation possibleTavis Smiley gave Jon Stewart the clearest “Black Lives Matter” explanation possible
    Criminal Justice

    One paragraph on how the dehumanization of black people led to Walter Scott’s death.

    By Jenée Desmond-Harris
    Books
    The US Postal Service is sticking with a non–Maya Angelou quote for its Maya Angelou stampThe US Postal Service is sticking with a non–Maya Angelou quote for its Maya Angelou stamp
    Books

    The words originally appeared in a Joan Walsh Anglund book in 1967.

    By Jenée Desmond-Harris
    Police Violence
    Why it’s finally catching on that “What about black-on-black crime?” doesn’t make senseWhy it’s finally catching on that “What about black-on-black crime?” doesn’t make sense
    Police Violence

    You might hear this in conversations about the South Carolina police officer charged with murdering Walter Scott. It’s ridiculous.

    By Jenée Desmond-Harris
    Police Violence
    The 67 percent black city of Ferguson now has more than one black City Council memberThe 67 percent black city of Ferguson now has more than one black City Council member
    Police Violence

    The high-turnout election tripled African-American representation.

    By Jenée Desmond-Harris