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Philip V. McHarris

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Covers:  race, policing, housing, mass incarceration, culture, politics
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Opinion | No More Money for the Police

Opinion | No More Money for the Police

The New York Times — Redirect it to emergency response programs that don't kill black people. By Philip V. McHarris and Mr. McHarris is a doctoral candidate focusing on race, housing and policing. Ms. McHarris is a strategist with the Movement for Black Lives. The only way we're going to stop these endless cycles of police violence is by creating alternatives to policing.
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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?

The Washington Post — Americans have been outraged by video of the death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old African American man at the hands of Minneapolis police officers on Monday. Floyd died soon after an officer knelt on his neck for several minutes as he visibly struggled for breath and cried out for help.
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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

Al Jazeera — Cancelling all federal student loans will help ease already existing economic stressors. Free tuition will help society as a whole - and especially the most disadvantaged - recover from centuries of inequality that will only worsen as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.
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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

Essence — Mass incarceration has long created a public health emergency for Black women and their communities. The Coronavirus is making matters even worse, so National Bail Out is freeing Black mothers and caregivers from jail and supporting them once they're out.
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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

Essence — Those living in public housing throughout the country are particularly vulnerable to the novel coronavirus and its related economic fallout. Nearly 2 million people live in public housing across the United States and at least 44% of those residents are Black-a population who may be hit especially hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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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 Washington Post — The policy inflicted lasting damage, which Bloomberg and other officials ignored.
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Increases in police funding will not make Black people safe, it is time city leaders listened - T...

Increases in police funding will not make Black people safe, it is time city leaders listened - T...

blackyouthproject.com — Communities directly impacted by violence are starting to advocate for the diversion of funds from policing towards more community based solutions to violence and harm.
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Perspective | Democrats are ignoring a key piece of criminal justice reform - slicing police budg...

Perspective | Democrats are ignoring a key piece of criminal justice reform - slicing police budg...

The Washington Post — Democrats, sky-high police budgets, and the importance of divesting from them.
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Community Policing Is Not the Answer

Community Policing Is Not the Answer

The Appeal — Investing billions of government dollars into programs that embed police in Black communities will not reduce police violence, nor repair years of injustice.
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Race and State in City Police Spending Growth: 1980 to 2010

Race and State in City Police Spending Growth: 1980 to 2010

Sociology of Race and Ethnicity — What has driven city police spending growth in large cities? Studies show that racial threat is an important predictor, but scholars overlook how cities can afford spending increases during hard financial times. Research suggests that federal grants through the 1994 Clinton crime bill and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security play important roles.
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Military Gear, Local Policing, and the Carceral State

Military Gear, Local Policing, and the Carceral State

Yale Lux et Data — The militarization of local policing - that is, providing local police departments with equipment that is typically reserved for military combat - sparked national attention when local police utilized gear acquired through federal initiatives to aggressively suppress the uprising in Ferguson that emerged in response to the murder of Michael Brown.
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The People Arrested for Protesting Police Are in Danger

The People Arrested for Protesting Police Are in Danger

Slate — The People Arrested for Protesting Police Are in Danger. The full weight of the carceral system is against them.
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