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Vesla Mae Weaver

Latest articles by Vesla Mae Weaver

Race
How a 50-year-old report predicted America’s current racial reckoningHow a 50-year-old report predicted America’s current racial reckoning
Race

The 1968 government-sponsored report reveals that demands from activists around policing are nothing new.

By Gwen Prowse and Vesla Mae Weaver
Politics
The Kavanaugh hearings show who we afford a second chance and who we don’tThe Kavanaugh hearings show who we afford a second chance and who we don’t
Politics

How race affects our willingness to forgive bad teen behavior.

By Vesla Mae Weaver
Politics
Why white people keep calling the cops on black AmericansWhy white people keep calling the cops on black Americans
Politics

I study policing. White people call cops to remove black people because it often works.

By Vesla Mae Weaver

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