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Rashawn Ray

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Senior Fellow @BrookingsInst • VP of AOF • Sociology Professor • Articles in @washingtonpost @nytimes @Politico @thehill @businessinsider
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Protest changes policy when communities stay organized

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By Rashawn Ray
| Brookings Institution
The American promise of free speech and collective action is not merely a constitutional abstraction. It is the mechanism through which every major expansion of civil rights and democratic participation has been achieved. From the labor movement to the suffrage campaigns to the civil rights revolution, organized community power has driven the policy changes that formal institutions were too slow or too to enact on their own.
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Black and Latino voters face an affordability gap before the midterm Original

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By Keon L. Gilbert, Gabriel Sanchez, Rashawn Ray
| Brookings Institution
Affordability is a top issue for Americans and will be a key component in the 2026 midterms. Racial and ethnic minorities will be a crucial voting bloc in future elections, and given that they are some of the most vulnerable communities bearing the brunt of economic downturns, their opinions on the economy shouldn’t be overlooked.
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The Carceral Shadow: Criminal Justice as a Determinant of Health and Challenges for Policymakers

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By Rashawn Ray, Keon L. Gilbert
| Milbank Quarterly in Conversation
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Policy Points: The criminal justice system functions as a primary social determinant of health in the United States, generating disproportionate physical, psychological, and chronic health burdens on Black communities and other marginalized groups.
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