In the media
Community Development Collaborative project discussed in The Columbus Dispatch
Poverty expanding beyond urban core: Leaders presented new data on issues affecting the region
News story By Mark Ferenchik
Featured expert: Jason Reece, senior researcher at Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity at Ohio State University.
South Side neighborhood leader Deborah Macklin said she thought “everything was OK” in Columbus’ suburbs. But the maps and numbers two researchers presented to 250 community leaders at Veterans Memorial yesterday gave her a new perspective. What struck her most was how poverty has spread throughout Franklin County. “I was saddened to see it move out of the urban areas, move into the suburbs,” said Macklin, who leads the civic association in the Alum Crest Acres neighborhood south of Rt. 104 near Rt. 33.
That was among the trends that researchers from the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity at Ohio State University displayed at the Community Development Neighborhood Summit hosted by the Community Development Collaborative of Greater Columbus. Nonprofit groups, foundations and government and community leaders hope to use the information to attack neighborhood problems.
Read entire article in the Dispatch
NY Times Op Ed written by Angela Stanley
Black, Female and Single
New York Times – Op Ed
December 10, 2011
Featured expert: Op Ed written by Angela Stanley, researcher at Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity at Ohio State University.
Angela Stanley is a research associate at the Kirwan Institute. Her work and interests focus on the social sciences, the intersection of race and gender, popular culture, and civic engagement. Currently she is working on the development of strategic advocacy plans for African American communities in the Twin Cities, Portland, Seattle, and Des Moines through the Northwest Area Foundation’s African American Leadership Forums. In addition, she is helping to develop a new model for civic engagement in Detroit with MOSES. She is also engaged in work surrounding improving the conditions for Black girls in Franklin County, Ohio. Prior to joining Kirwan, Angela was a graduate teaching associate in the department of political science at The Ohio State University, teaching undergraduate courses on American government, Black politics, and urban politics. She received a Master’s degree in American Politics from OSU and is currently ABD. She also earned her Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Purdue University.
john powell Featured Expert – Huffington Post, October 11, 2011
The American Dream of homeownership will be under siege if we take seriously recent government proposals to reform the housing finance market. Government regulators have already taken steps to increase down payments for loans made through Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Housing Authority, and are also considering mandatory (and arbitrary) down payment requirements. These moves and other recent government proposals could further racialize our housing and credit markets by effectively disqualifying many lower-income borrowers, including a large share of borrowers of color. Together, the impact of these requirements would erase many of the advances in homeownership achieved over the past 40 years.
Story of blacks in U.S. is bathed in sugar and vinegar
Story of blacks in U.S. is bathed in sugar and vinegar
A Toronto Star article quotes AnAugust 27, 2011 00:08:00
Star Columnist
WASHINGTON—The day an assassin’s bullet silenced America’s pre-eminent prophet and orator, black boys Shaun and Antawn were likely born to single moms, were growing up in abject poverty and were more likely to end up in prison than in college.
So much has changed since April 4, 1968 when James Earl Ray killed Martin Luther King Jr. So much remain the same.
Three in four black children born in the U.S. this year will be born to a single mom household and such homes often are a life sentence to poverty. Home ownership remains a cruel dream for 56 per cent. Unemployment, death, poverty and disease rates are higher for blacks than white Americans.
One in five African Americans has no health insurance, compared to 12 per cent of whites. Meanwhile, blacks are fatter, eating less healthy and account for nearly half the one million AIDS victims in America, while representing about 12 per cent of the population. Some 60 per cent of all women with AIDS are black.
drew Grant-Thomas, reflecting on the State of Black America in conjunction with the MLK National Memorial dedication.
Thursday, Sept. 1 at 11:00a.m., WOSU radio’s All Sides with Ann Fisher
Thursday, Sept. 1 at 11:00a.m., WOSU radio’s All Sides with Ann Fisher discusses the WOSU TV documentary, Suburban America: Problems & Promise, which interviews with Kirwan Institute Executive Director john powell.
APRIL 2011: In The Media
The Huffington Post, April 12, 2011
The 150th Anniversary of the American Civil War: Our Legacy Considered
An article by Stephen Menendian on the 150th anniversary of the Civil War.
The Florida Times-Union, April 1, 2011
‘We are a tale of two cities’ for Jacksonville kids – Data will ‘deepen understanding of how poverty affects opportunities.’
An article on Kirwan’s work in Duval County quotes Samir Gambhir.
MARCH 2011: In The Media
The following media mentioned the Kirwan Institute or its staff during March:
NAACP Image Awards, March 4, 2011
Michelle Alexander won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Non-Fiction for her book The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
RADIO
WOSU, March 18, 2011
What Part of Illegal Don’t You Understand?
An article by Andrew Grant-Thomas about the Kelley Williams-Bolar case.
NPR, March 10, 2011
The Root: In King’s Hearings, Blacks Should Speak
Hasan Kwame Jeffries’ book Bloody Lowndes is referenced in an article about Homeland Security’s hearings on the Muslim community and terrorism.
PRINT MEDIA
Coshocton Tribune, March 21, 2011
Hard-pressed to find jobs, Ohio minorities often create their own
quotes Matt Martin, research associate.
The Fremont, Ohio News Messenger, March 19, 2011
Some minorities creating their own jobs
An article about minority unemployment in Ohio quotes Matt Martin.
INTERNET MEDIA
Huffington Post, March 17, 2011
New Directions: Religious and Community Leaders Address the Failed Drug War
An article about the New Directions conference on the ramifications of the “war on drugs” lists Michelle Alexander as a speaker.
BroadbandBreakfast.com, March 24, 2011
TechNet Hosts First Broadband Map Research Meeting
An article about research findings using data from the national broadband map quotes Mikyung Baek.
Colorlines, March 24, 2011
Former Top Obama Advisor Calls Jobless Recovery ‘Shameful’
An article about joblessness and the recovery quotes Andrew Grant-Thomas.
The Skanner
Civil Rights Scholar Speaks Friday at Urban League Event
Promotes a speaking engagement by john powell in Portland, OR.
FEBRUARY 2011: In The Media
The following media mentioned the Kirwan Institute or its staff during February:
PRINT MEDIA
The Sun Magazine, February 2011
Michelle Alexander On How Prisons Have Become The New Jim Crow
Interview with Michelle Alexander about The New Jim Crow.
The Washington Post, February 22, 2011
On Obama jobs tour, unemployed have little voice
Article about African American unemployment quotes john powell.
The Washington Post, February 25, 2011
Al Sharpton, John Powell talk about Obama
Interview with john powell about Obama’s attention to race.
Christian Science Monitor, February 25, 2011
Jail time for sneaking kids into a better school: Was justice served?
Article about Kelley Williams-Bolar, an Ohio woman jailed for sending her children to the wrong school district, quotes john powell.
RADIO/TELEVISION
WBNS 10 TV, February 9, 2011
Interview with john powell for African American History Month about the state of Black America.
WCBE, February 16, 2011
Writers Talk
Wendy Smooth discusses her talk for the Women’s Place.
WOSU, February 13, 2011
Champion of Children: Connecting the Dots
Panel discussion with community leaders, including john powell, on the non-academic barriers that interfere with access to learning.
INTERNET MEDIA
The Virginian-Pilot, February 2, 2011
Too often, poor neighborhoods have to tackle society’s ills
Article about a local homeless shelter moving into a predominantly-black community quotes Andrew Grant-Thomas.
Colorlines, February 25, 2011
Grim Budget Looks Especially Bleak for Folks of Color
Article about budget cuts quotes Andrew Grant-Thomas.
JANUARY 2011: In The Media
The following media mentioned the Kirwan Institute or its staff during January:
PRINT MEDIA
Dayton Daily News, January 17, 2011
Workplace equality for blacks remains elusive, by Randy Tucker
Article about discrepancies in unemployment quotes Andrew Grant-Thomas.
This article was also carried by The Dispatch:
New York Daily News, January 17, 2011
Of King and Arizona: Civil rights leader would have been shocked by our political culture, by Jonathan P. Hicks
Article about Martin Luther King, Jr. quotes Hasan Kwame Jeffries.
The Philadelphia Tribune, January 23, 2011
Prison study highlights disparities, by Zack Burgess
Article about Michelle Alexander and The New Jim Crow.
The Maynard Institute, January 25, 2011
Media missed Scott sisters’ big story: Prison sentencing bias, by T. Shawn Taylor
Article about the Scott Sisters and prison sentencing bias quotes Andrew Grant-Thomas.
RADIO AND OTHER MEDIA
The 42nd NAACP Image Awards
Michelle Alexander’s The New Jim Crow has been nominated to receive the 2010 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literature – Non-Fiction.
KOWS Radio, Occidental, California, January 17, 2011
Interview with john a. powell.
WOSU, January 17, 2011
All Sides with Ann Fisher
Interview with Hasan Kwame Jeffries about the Civil Rights movement.
INTERNET MEDIA
Balkanization, January 17, 2011
Martin Luther King Day Reflections on Michelle Alexander’s “The New Jim Crow,” by Frank Pasquale
Article about Martin Luther King, Jr. discusses Michelle Alexander’s book The New Jim Crow.
DECEMBER 2011: In The Media
The following media mentioned the Kirwan Institute or its staff during December:
PRINT MEDIA
Columbus Business First, December 3, 2010
Answer still sought on how to narrow achievement gap, by Linda Kass
Article quotes john powell on opportunity structures.
The Seattle Medium, December 8, 2010
Northwest Area Foundation and African American Leadership Forum To Hold Community Stakeholders Meeting This Sat.
Article about the African American Leadership Forum mentions john a. powell as a featured speaker at the event.
The Arab American News, December 18, 2010
Poll: Discrimination growing in Michigan
Article about discrimination in Michigan quotes john a. powell.
Michigan Roundtable for Diversity and Inclusion, December 23, 2010
News release quotes john powell about reports issued by the Michigan Roundtable for Diversity and Inclusion.
RACE-TALK BLOG POSTS
The following Race-Talk articles by Kirwan staff have been cross-posted on the Huffington Post and OpEdNews:
December 21, 2010, The DREAM Act goes down… Again, by Andrew Grant-Thomas