Director of Race and Public Policy at the Applied Research Center

Tammy Johnson

Tammy Johnson is director of the Race and Public Policy Program at the Applied Research Center.

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Commentary

African Americans in Further Peril under the Patriot Act

By Tammy Johnson Director of Race and Public Policy at the Applied Research Center

The following commentary was first published in ColorLines RaceWire. Myths about the Patriot Act and how it affects the black community are downright deadly. A potent myth is that the Patriot Act only affects a tiny number of Arabs and Muslims who were rounded up immediately after Sept. 11. Some lament that immigrants are grabbing…

The following commentary was first published in ColorLines RaceWire. Myths about the Patriot Act and how it affects the black community are downright deadly. A potent…

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Commentary

Blacks and Immigrants Speak Out Against War on Terrorism

By Tammy Johnson Director of Race and Public Policy at the Applied Research Center

Re-printed from ColorLines RaceWire Los Angeles City Councilman Martin Ludlow’s copy of Black Voices, the unsparing photo-history of lynching, sits on his coffee table, where visitors and his children will always be exposed to this “chilling reminder of the history of this nation.” Ludlow brought this up in front of a diverse audience of immigrants…

Re-printed from ColorLines RaceWire Los Angeles City Councilman Martin Ludlow's copy of Black Voices, the unsparing photo-history of lynching, sits on his coffee table, where visitors…

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Bush’s Other Declaration of War – RE-PRINT

By Tammy Johnson Director of Race and Public Policy at the Applied Research Center

Re-printed from RaceWire (The italicized words are from President Bush’s address to the nation, March 17, 2003. The expanded remarks are the author’s.) My fellow citizens, it is my grave duty to inform you that here in the homeland, we find ourselves in a state of war. The enemies of prosperity, meritocracy, and freedom have…

Re-printed from RaceWire (The italicized words are from President Bush's address to the nation, March 17, 2003. The expanded remarks are the author's.) My fellow citizens,…

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