PinnedSorry white people, but our response to police violence cannot just be to read a bookI will preface this by saying these are just my thoughts but I don’t feel like putting “i think” in front of every strong statement. I will try to cite when I can. What Do We Do Now? I was at the Anti-Racist Book Festival last year and one of the speakers mentioned that we…White Privilege7 min readWhite Privilege7 min read
Apr 13, 2021Resources by, from, and about Mariame KabaDue to the release, and success, of her new book published by Haymarket, Mariame Kaba has been getting even more (deserved) attention. She is one of my personal heroes and someone that I continue to learn from all of the time. This is a resource list that I put together…Abolition4 min readAbolition4 min read
Aug 29, 2020Policy Brief — Providing Housing for the Formerly IncarceratedIntroduction The modern day United States is one of the wealthiest societies to ever exist and despite crime rates on the decline and billions of dollars spent on corrections, the US cannot keep people out of prison and jail (BOP, 2018). The US has the most incarcerated people and the highest…Criminology14 min readCriminology14 min read
Aug 29, 2020Using Immigration to Define Americans as White and White as AmericanUS immigration laws have essentially always protected, benefitted, and helped define Americans as closely tied to Whiteness but after September 11, 2001, things became even more intentional, explicit and harsh (García Hernández, 2020). While the government shifted their reactions to legal and illegal immigration, according to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL)…Criminology13 min readCriminology13 min read
Aug 29, 2020Criminological Theory Paper — Unnever and Gabbidon’s 2011 Theory of African American OffendingThe United States has the highest overall incarcerated population and the highest incarceration rate of any country in the world; Black people make up a far greater proportion of that population than their relative percentage of United States citizens (Cullen, Agnew, & Wilcox, 2018). The incarcerated population has grown tremendously…Criminology9 min readCriminology9 min read
