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Jenée Desmond-Harris

Jenée Desmond-Harris

Former Race, Law, and Politics Reporter

    Latest articles by Jenée Desmond-Harris

    Politics
    9 myths about sexual assault9 myths about sexual assault
    Politics

    These myths perpetuate a culture in which rape too often goes unpunished.

    By Jenée Desmond-Harris
    Life
    Study: how being discriminated against and devalued affects our behaviorStudy: how being discriminated against and devalued affects our behavior
    Life

    Stanford researchers say this may make people socially deviant.

    By Jenée Desmond-Harris
    archives
    NYC media coverage of black suspects is way out of proportion with black arrest ratesNYC media coverage of black suspects is way out of proportion with black arrest rates
    archives

    The new data has raised concerns about the message sent by this type of overrepresentation.

    By Jenée Desmond-Harris
    Life
    How the slave trade shaped Americans’ ancestryHow the slave trade shaped Americans’ ancestry
    Life

    New research reveals the fascinating genetic impact of voluntary and involuntary migration.

    By Jenée Desmond-Harris
    Politics
    The real reason research blaming black poverty on black culture has fallen out of favorThe real reason research blaming black poverty on black culture has fallen out of favor
    Politics

    A sociologist explains that people weren’t scared to echo the Moynihan Report’s approach — they just didn’t agree with it.

    By Jenée Desmond-Harris
    archives
    The horrible awkwardness that ensues when you mistake someone’s race on national TVThe horrible awkwardness that ensues when you mistake someone’s race on national TV
    archives

    Talking about Starbucks on MSNBC, vlogger Jay Smooth had to clarify, “I’m actually black, but you assumed otherwise.”

    By Jenée Desmond-Harris
    archives
    Starbucks’ push to make baristas talk about race sounds like it could be disastrousStarbucks’ push to make baristas talk about race sounds like it could be disastrous
    archives

    There are so many problems with the new Race Forward initiative.

    By Jenée Desmond-Harris
    Politics
    4 charts that show how race makes a difference in the lives of working families4 charts that show how race makes a difference in the lives of working families
    Politics

    A new report explains the jarring racial/ethnic poverty gap.

    By Jenée Desmond-Harris
    Politics
    Finally, a way to research race that reflects how complicated it isFinally, a way to research race that reflects how complicated it is
    Politics

    Harvard and Princeton scholars says it’s like a “bundle of sticks” that can be studied one by one by one.

    By Jenée Desmond-Harris
    Police Violence
    Police arrest suspect in shooting of 2 officers in Ferguson, MO. Here’s what we know.Police arrest suspect in shooting of 2 officers in Ferguson, MO. Here’s what we know.
    Police Violence

    The shooting occurred after officers talked to protesters outside the Ferguson Police Department building.

    By Emily St. James, German Lopez and 1 more