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Superpredator: The Media Myth That Demonized a Generation of Black Youth

25 years ago this month, “superpredator” was coined in The Weekly Standard. Media spread the term like wildfire, creating repercussions on policy and culture we are still reckoning with today.

Feature • 11.20.2020

When Does Murder Make The News? It Depends On The Victim’s Race.

Mainstream media is less likely to cover Black homicide victims and less likely to portray them as complex human beings, a new study shows.

Justice Lab • 10.28.2020

Race and Policing

Police forces in the U.S. were originally founded to secure private property—including human beings.

The System • 10.21.2020

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