Most black millennials say they know or have been victims of police abuse, report says
Prof. Cathy Cohen says Black Youth Project report on attitudes toward policing and gun violence belie the ‘myth that millennials are a coherent, cohesive group’
Half of black millennials know victim of police violence
Prof. Cathy Cohen says new Black Youth Project report reveals ‘complexity’ of attitudes toward policing and gun violence
Associated Press
U. of C. professor on the power of hashtags in black activism
In Q&A, Prof. Cathy Cohen explains the power and limits of digital media for black activists
6 Scholars Who Are ‘Reimagining Black Politics’
Article features Prof. Cathy Cohen as influential scholar who emphasizes need to ‘amplify the voices of young black activists’
The Nation
The new civil rights movement doesn’t need an MLK
In op-ed, Prof. Cathy Cohen argues that grassroots movements and digital activism have replaced need for Civil Rights leaders
Digital engagement reshapes politics
Cathy Cohen’s research on black youth finds an easing of the “digital divide.”
William Harms