Spencer Overton

Spencer Overton is president of the Joint Center on Political and Economic Studies.

Police brutality protest Texas

Want to Make America Safe? Here Are 5 Ways to Do That. Want to Make America Safe? Here Are 5 Ways to Do That.

Some advice from communities that really are facing violent crime.

Jul 21, 2016 / Spencer Overton and Kami Chavis

Chicago gun violence

What Black Americans Say About ‘Black-on-Black’ Gun Violence What Black Americans Say About ‘Black-on-Black’ Gun Violence

We understand that police violence and gun crimes are two parts of the same systemic problem. If only news media saw that, too.

Jun 1, 2016 / Spencer Overton

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