Olatunde Johnson Brown anniversaries have a familiar cadence. We celebrate Brown v. Board of Education—the stunning work of lawyers to undo the legality of “separate but equal” and advance desegregation in education and public life—and yet we also lament how much work remains to achieve meaningful equality in schools and beyond. Brown often seems to exist more in principle … [Read more...] about Reclaiming Brown’s Remedial Principle (January-April 2024 P & R Article)
Brown v. Board of Education: The Soul of Our Multiracial Democracy (January-April 2024 P & R Article)
Jin Hee Lee, Sarah Seo, and Hamida Labi Seven decades have passed since the United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled, in Brown v. Board of Education, that Black people must be treated as equal persons deserving of the full rights of citizenship under the law. A crowning achievement for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), Brown was the culmination … [Read more...] about Brown v. Board of Education: The Soul of Our Multiracial Democracy (January-April 2024 P & R Article)
Brown at 70 and Milliken at 50 (January-April 2024 P & R Article)
Introduction As we approach the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education and 50th anniversary of Milliken v. Bradley, what progress has been made, where have we fallen short or gotten stuck, and what is required to truly fulfill the promise of integration and educational equity? This P&R special issue brings together a variety of perspectives––lawyers, researchers, … [Read more...] about Brown at 70 and Milliken at 50 (January-April 2024 P & R Article)
For All of Our Children: Justice Thurgood Marshall’s Faith in Integration Is Still Right (January-April 2024 P & R Article)
Rachel D. Godsil, Linda R. Tropp, and Kim Forde-Mazrui We deal here with the right of all of our children, whatever their race, to an equal start in life and to an equal opportunity to reach their full potential as citizens. –Justice Thurgood Marshall, dissenting, Milliken v. Bradley (1974), p.783. Introduction Justice Thurgood Marshall was convinced that, for all … [Read more...] about For All of Our Children: Justice Thurgood Marshall’s Faith in Integration Is Still Right (January-April 2024 P & R Article)
Recalibrating a (new) Sociology of Housing (August-December 2023 P&R Journal)
A review of The Sociology of Housing, edited by Brian McCabe and Eva Rosen — Gregory Preston Housing is often only in the public consciousness or policymaker agenda during cyclical busts, as in the foreclosures of the 2008 Global Financial Crisis or the eviction moratoria of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, for many low-income homeowners and renters, housing is in a state of … [Read more...] about Recalibrating a (new) Sociology of Housing (August-December 2023 P&R Journal)
