Race & Ethnicity

An immersive course examined how perceptions of African Americans have contributed to disparities within the U.S. legal system and society.

A new study finds that after watching a docudrama about efforts to free a wrongly convicted prisoner on death row, people were more empathetic toward the formerly incarcerated and more supportive of criminal justice reform.

Lerone Martin, faculty director for Stanford’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute, on the efforts that preceded the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

As the nation mourned the death of George Floyd, more Black Americans than white Americans felt angry or sad – a finding that reveals the racial disparities of grief.

New research about how friends approach talking about their race-related experiences with each other reveals concerns but also the potential that these conversations have to strengthen relationships and further intergroup learning.

After George Floyd’s murder, Black parents talked about race and racism with their kids more. White parents did not and were more likely to give their kids colorblind messages.

English Professor Gavin Jones’ new book examines John Steinbeck’s experimentalism, contending that the author’s portrayals of climate change and wealth inequality make him an important literary voice for today.

A new book by J. P. Daughton examines the tremendous loss of African lives in the building of the Congo-Océan railroad under French colonial rule.

As the Center for Comparative Studies in Race & Ethnicity (CCSRE) celebrates its 25-year anniversary, founding director Al Camarillo and current director Jennifer DeVere Brody reflect on how race and ethnic studies has transformed at Stanford thanks to interdisciplinary collaboration and connection.