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Philip V. McHarris’s Biography

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Philip V. McHarris is a writer and PhD candidate in Sociology and African American Studies at Yale University.

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Opinion | No More Money for the Police

Opinion | No More Money for the Police

Redirect it to emergency response programs that don't kill black people. By Philip V. McHarris and Mr. McHarr…

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Perspective | Why does the Minneapolis police department look like a military unit?

Perspective | Why does the Minneapolis police department look like a military unit?

Americans have been outraged by video of the death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old African American man at the…

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It is time to cancel student debt and make higher education free

It is time to cancel student debt and make higher education free

Cancelling all federal student loans will help ease already existing economic stressors. Free tuition will he…

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Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, National Bail Out Is Freeing Black Mothers From Jail

Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, National Bail Out Is Freeing Black Mothers From Jail

Mass incarceration has long created a public health emergency for Black women and their communities. The Coro…

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Public Housing Residents May Be Some Of The Hardest Hit By COVID-19 Outbreak

Public Housing Residents May Be Some Of The Hardest Hit By COVID-19 Outbreak

Those living in public housing throughout the country are particularly vulnerable to the novel coronavirus an…

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Perspective | Should Mike Bloomberg's stop-and-frisk record disqualify him?

Perspective | Should Mike Bloomberg's stop-and-frisk record disqualify him?

The policy inflicted lasting damage, which Bloomberg and other officials ignored.

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Book review of The Second: Race and Guns in a Fatally Unequal America by Carol Anderson

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By Philip V. McHarris, Carol Anderson
| Post Outlook Verified
In the opening pages of her compelling social history, “The Second: Race and Guns in a Fatally Unequal America,” Carol Anderson writes that her book is neither pro-gun nor anti-gun. “Guns are not the key variable here,” she explains. “It’s Black people.
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‘I Experience a Hollowing Fear Any Time I’m Stopped by Police’

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By Philip V. McHarris
| The Nation Verified
Gutting the Fourth Amendment has turned tiny traffic violations into abusive traffic stops and coercive searches for millions of Black drivers like myself.
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The Police Killed George Floyd. Redirect Their Funding Elsewhere. - The New York Times

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By Philip V. McHarris, Thenjiwe McHarris
| The New York Times Verified
Opinion|No More Money for the Police https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/30/opinion/george-floyd-police-funding.html Redirect it to emergency response programs that don’t kill black people. May 30, 2020 Municipalities could change policies so social service workers, not the police, are dispatched for certain kinds of 911 calls. Credit...Michael Appleton for The New York Times Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share.
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