Shopping experiences in beauty retail stores are often imagined as frivolous, temporary pursuits of pleasure. Yet, from the perspective of millennial Black women, and in the context of predominantly Black neighborhoods, the consumer experience is impacted by issues related to representation, location, and ownership. This talk uncovers the historical and cultural relevance of the Black […]

The mission of ARC is to develop and support equitable and sustainable research-practice-policy partnerships that can generate equitable and just solutions to improve the lives of marginalized communities. In this information session, participants will learn about the overall mission of ARC, as well as the core values that drive our collaborative partnerships. Find out more […]

Black girls are regularly exposed to physical, emotional, and psychological violence in various contexts. However, in the face of these assaults on their personhood, Black girls seek and carve out spaces that honor their need to thrive and feel psychologically safe. This presentation will highlight qualitative data from Black adolescent girls who participated in the […]

Although research has shown that court-ordered hiring quotas increase the number of minority police officers in litigated cities, there has been little insight into how workforce diversity, or lack thereof, may impact police violence. Using an event-study framework, we find that the threat of affirmative action litigation reduces police killings of non-white civilians in the […]

In collaboration with the Einhorn Initiative, this talk is part of the Research-Practice Partnership Series, which focuses on research-practice partnerships, a growing field that is foundational to the work of the BCTR. The goals of the series are to provide insights and best practices around building, sustaining, and evaluating research-practice partnerships. Melody Goodman, associate dean […]