Philip V. McHarris (born December 4, 1992) is an American academic at Yale University and writer. ^{[1] [2]}

McHarris has been a frequent contributor for The New York Times, ^[3] The Washington Post, ^{[4] [5] [6]} Al Jazeera, ^[7] and Essence ^{[8] [9]} regarding issues related to race, policing, housing, and social inequality. He has appeared on HBO, ^[10] CNN, ^[11] PBS, ^[12] ABC News, ^[13] and MSNBC. ^[14] His commentary has also been featured in Time, ^[15] the Los Angeles Times, ^[16] and MTV. ^[17]

McHarris has keynoted and spoken at universities across the country, including Harvard University, ^[18] Iona College, ^[19] Boston College, ^[20] Yale University Art Gallery, ^[21] and Princeton University. ^[22] McHarris was also the recipient of the Boston College 31st Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Award. ^{[1] [20]} In 2020, he was selected as one of the Root 100 most influential African Americans. ^{[23] [24]}

Early life and education

McHarris was born in Bronx, New York, and grew up in Newark, New Jersey. ^[1] McHarris attended high school at Saint Benedict's Preparatory School and received his Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology from Boston College. ^[20] McHarris received a Master of Arts in sociology and African American studies from Yale University and a Master of Philosophy in sociology and African American studies from Yale University. He also attended Princeton University as a PhD exchange scholar. Philip McHarris is currently a PhD candidate at Yale University in sociology and African American studies. ^[25] McHarris' academic research focuses on race, policing, housing, inequality, and mass incarceration. ^{[3] [26] [27]}

Media

McHarris has frequently written and provided commentary on politics and social issues in news media outlets. He has appeared on CNN, ^{[11] [28]} PBS, ^[12] ABC News, ^[13] MSNBC, ^[14] and Axios on HBO. ^[10] His commentary has also been featured on BBC, ^[29] Time, ^[30] NPR, ^[31] and NBC. ^[32]

McHarris has been a frequent contributor for The New York Times, ^[3] The Washington Post, ^{[4] [5] [6]} Slate, ^[33] Al Jazeera, ^[7] and Essence. ^{[8] [9]} His commentary has also appeared in Time, ^[15] CNN, ^[34] the Los Angeles Times, ^[16] and MTV. ^[17]

Politics and activism

McHarris has been an advocate of the Black Lives Matter movement and efforts to end police violence. ^{[35] [36] [37]} He has advocated for divesting from policing and reinvesting funds into community resources and alternative safety and emergency response systems. ^{[4] [3] [12]}

In 2012 while an undergraduate student at Boston College, McHarris organized a student rally (along with Ben St. Gerard) following the killing of Trayvon Martin two months earlier. ^[38] In 2015 McHarris was a co-founder of the NYC chapter of BYP100, an African American youth organization in the United States with the main focus on community organizing, voter mobilization, and other social justice campaigns. ^{[39] [40]}

Publications and works

• McHarris, Philip V. (May 30, 2020). "No More Money for the Police". The New York Times.
• McHarris, Philip V. (May 28, 2020). "Why does the Minneapolis police department look like a military unit?". The Washington Post.
• McHarris, Philip V. (April 10, 2020). "Public Housing Residents May Be Some Of The Hardest Hit By COVID-19 Outbreak". Essence.
• Vargas, Robert; McHarris, Philip (January 8, 2016). "Race and State in City Police Spending Growth: 1980 to 2010". Sociology of Race and Ethnicity. 3 (1): 96–112. doi: 10.1177/2332649216650692. S2CID  156271269.

External links

• Official website

References