African Americans Archives - Political Violence at a Glance

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Juneteenth 2.0—or Putting Black Folk Back into Their Emancipation

June 19, 2022

By Christian Davenport I know you are wondering why you are seeing something that you believe is connected…

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Might COVID-19 Upend Social Hierarchies?

September 30, 2020

Guest post by Priscilla Torres, Katie Webster, Chong Chen, and Kyle Beardsley From COVID-19 to the Black Lives…

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Is 2020 the New 1968?

June 15, 2020

By Christian Davenport and guest contributors Adrian Arellano and Kiela Crabtree Amidst prolonged protests in cities across the…

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Should We Be Surprised by the Rise in Hate Crimes?

November 16, 2016

Guest post by Brian J. Phillips. Since the presidential election on November 8th, hundreds of hate crimes have…

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America’s New Civil War?

July 11, 2016

By Navin Bapat. Is the United States waging a war against its African American population? Most would likely…

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Researching While Black: Why Conflict Research Needs More African Americans (Maybe)

April 10, 2013

By Christian Davenport I had just flown into Rwanda around 2001/2 when someone came up to me and…

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Political Violence @ A Glance is an award-winning online magazine directed by Erica Chenoweth, Christian Davenport, Barbara F. Walter, and Joe Young that answers questions on the most pressing problems related to violence and protest in the world's conflict zones. Supported by the UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC), our goal is to use rigorous research, and simple, straight-forward analysis, to improve policies and practices in ways that help reduce conflict and build lasting peace.