Philip McHarris

Philip V. McHarris (born December 4, 1992) is an American academic at Yale University, writer, and activist.[1][2][3][4] McHarris has been a frequent contributor for The New York Times,[5] The Washington Post,[2][6][7], The Guardian,[8] Al Jazeera,[9], and Essence[10][11] regarding issues related to race, policing, housing, and social inequality. He has appeared on HBO,[12] CNN,[13] PBS,[14] ABC News,[15] and MSNBC.[16] His commentary has also been featured in Time (magazine),[17] Los Angeles Times,[18] and MTV.[19]

Philip V. McHarris
BornDecember 4, 1992 (1992-12-04) (age 27)
Bronx, New York, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
EducationBoston College
Yale University
Occupationacademic, writer, activist
Years active2012–present
Known forBlack Lives Matter movement, activism
Websitephilipvmcharris.com

McHarris has keynoted and spoken at universities across the country, including Harvard University,[20] Iona College,[21] Boston College,[22] Yale University Art Gallery,[23] and Princeton University.[24] McHarris was also the recipient of the Boston College 31st Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Award.[1][25][22]

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.[22] 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.[3][4] McHarris's academic research focuses on race, policing, housing, inequality, and mass incarceration.[5][26][27]

Activism and politics

McHarris has been involved with the Movement for Black Lives and efforts to end police violence. He has advocated for divesting from policing and reinvesting funds into community resources and alternative safety and emergency response systems.[2][5][14]

McHarris was an early supporter of the Black Lives Matter movement. While an undergraduate student at Boston College, McHarris organized (along with Ben St. Gerard) student rally in April, 2012 following the shooting of Trayvon Martin two months earlier, which were the first protests on campus after years of political inactivity.[28] During the rally, the protesters demanded justice for Trayvon Martin and raised awareness about police brutality and flaws in the US judicial system related to the black people and other minorities. The rally was held by the United Front, a coalition of African-American communities in Boston where McHarris co-presided.[28] The protests sparked racial activism in the years to come.[29]

McHarris was a co-founder of the NYC chapter of BYP100,[30][31] an African American youth organization in the United States with the main focus on community organizing, voter mobilization, and other social justice campaigns.

Academic research
  • Vargas, Robert; McHarris, Philip (8 January 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.

Selective publications
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References
  1. "mcharris021413". www.bc.edu.
  2. McHarris, Philip V. "Democrats are ignoring a key piece of criminal justice reform — slicing police budgets". Washington Post. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  3. "Philip V. McHarris | Sociology". sociology.yale.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  4. "Philip V. McHarris | Department of African American Studies". afamstudies.yale.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  5. McHarris, Philip V.; McHarris, Thenjiwe (2020-05-30). "Opinion | No More Money for the Police". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
  6. McHarris, Philip V. "Should Mike Bloomberg's stop-and-frisk record disqualify him?". Washington Post. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  7. McHarris, Philip V. "Perspective | Why does the Minneapolis police department look like a military unit?". Washington Post. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
  8. McHarris, Philip V. (2020-06-04). "The George Floyd protests – and riots – are a rebellion against an unjust system | Philip McHarris". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
  9. McHarris, Philip; Imani, Zellie. "It is time to cancel student debt and make higher education free". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  10. McHarris, Philip V. "Public Housing Residents May Be Some Of The Hardest Hit By COVID-19 Outbreak".
  11. McHarris, Philip V. "Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, National Bail Out Is Freeing Black Mothers From Jail".
  12. "Documentary news series AXIOS continues June 22". Pressroom. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
  13. CNN, Story: Scottie Andrew, CNN Video: Victoria Fleischer and Jon Sarlin. "What the US would look like without police, as imagined in 3 scenarios". CNN. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
  14. "What is the 'defund the police' movement? 5 questions answered". PBS NewsHour. 2020-06-11. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
  15. "Watch More In Common Season 1 Episode 677 How the Black Lives Matter Movement is changing America Online". ABC. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
  16. "'People are saying: We gave you a chance. Now we want to influence how we're kept safe': Sheriff on calls to defund police". MSNBC.com. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
  17. "Why Protesters Want to Defund Police Departments". Time. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
  18. "LAPD responds to a million 911 calls a year, but relatively few for violent crimes". Los Angeles Times. 2020-07-05. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
  19. Kim, Yoonj. "What 'Defund The Police' Means (And Doesn't Mean) And Where It Came From". MTV News. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
  20. "Robert Vargas & Phil McHarris - The Social Structure of Mass Deportation: Immigration and the Growth of City Police Expenditures, 1980-2010". sociology.fas.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  21. Editor, Abigail Rapillo News. "Week of the Peacemaker: "#JustDemocracy"". The Ionian. Retrieved 2020-03-24.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  22. Doyle, Sara (2014-02-12). "MLK Scholarships Recognize Marks, Other Finalists". The Heights. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  23. "'Let Us March On' exhibit celebrates early civil rights images by Lee Friedlander". YaleNews. 2017-01-17. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  24. Liz. "Heath Pearson". Evil Twin Booking Agency: Campus speakers bureau. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  25. "mcharris021413". www.bc.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  26. "Summer Institute on Inequality | Social Science and Policy Forum". www.sas.upenn.edu.
  27. "Robert Vargas & Phil McHarris - The Social Structure of Mass Deportation: Immigration and the Growth of City Police Expenditures, 1980-2010". sociology.fas.harvard.edu.
  28. "The Heights, Volume XCIII, Number 20 — 12 April 2012 — Boston College Newspapers". newspapers.bc.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  29. "BC students, staff protest racial incidents - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  30. McHarris, Philip V. "Community Policing Is Not the Answer". The Appeal. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  31. Contributors (2020-01-29). "Increases in police funding will not make Black people safe, it is time city leaders listened". The Black Youth Project. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
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