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Jenée Desmond-Harris

Jenée Desmond-Harris

Former Race, Law, and Politics Reporter

    Latest articles by Jenée Desmond-Harris

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    Here’s an award-winning GIF of Obama on a skateboardHere’s an award-winning GIF of Obama on a skateboard
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    Nice entrance.

    By Jenée Desmond-Harris
    Criminal Justice
    Have NYPD employees been editing Eric Garner’s Wikipedia page?Have NYPD employees been editing Eric Garner’s Wikipedia page?
    Criminal Justice

    Changes to entries for some of the department’s most controversial cases have been traced to its computers.

    By Jenée Desmond-Harris
    #MeToo
    Giuliani to Obama: Be more like Bill Cosby!Giuliani to Obama: Be more like Bill Cosby!
    #MeToo

    He’s also pretty sure the president is to blame for the police shooting in Ferguson.

    By Jenée Desmond-Harris
    Politics
    Who’s to blame for the shooting of police officers in Ferguson?Who’s to blame for the shooting of police officers in Ferguson?
    Politics

    Take this quiz to test your knowledge.

    By Jenée Desmond-Harris
    Music
    Reaction to the Oklahoma frat scandal shows just how poorly Americans understand racismReaction to the Oklahoma frat scandal shows just how poorly Americans understand racism
    Music

    Racist chants aren’t the real problem.

    By Jenée Desmond-Harris
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    Frat’s “above and beyond” racism shows how extreme bigotry has to be to get a responseFrat’s “above and beyond” racism shows how extreme bigotry has to be to get a response
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    The SAE scandal highlights the tiny category of outrageous conduct that we all agree is wrong.

    By Jenée Desmond-Harris
    Culture
    Bill Cosby made a video wearing pajamas but said nothing about the rape allegationsBill Cosby made a video wearing pajamas but said nothing about the rape allegations
    Culture

    He used the bizarre 10-second clip to promote an upcoming show.

    By Jenée Desmond-Harris
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    This photo of Obama with Selma marchers will join the great images of civil rights historyThis photo of Obama with Selma marchers will join the great images of civil rights history
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    He walked hand-in-hand with people who were there for the original Bloody Sunday.

    By Jenée Desmond-Harris
    Here’s what happens when you ask white people how it feels to be white
    Media

    A conversation with The Whiteness Project creator Whitney Dow.

    By Jenée Desmond-Harris
    Politics
    Inside the fight to strip a KKK leader’s name from Selma’s Edmund Pettus BridgeInside the fight to strip a KKK leader’s name from Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge
    Politics

    Fifty years after Bloody Sunday, a white supremacist’s name still graces the civil rights landmark.

    By Jenée Desmond-Harris

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