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Professor at UCLA • Anti-Racist Author & Activist • Director of the BioCritical Studies Lab

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08/06/2026

Race did not emerge naturally.

It was constructed alongside political and economic systems that justified conquest, slavery, dispossession, and unequal citizenship.

I spoke with Know Your Rights about the historical origins of racial hierarchy and why understanding that history remains essential today.

07/24/2026

One of the central arguments in The Coroner's Silence is that death investigations are never just about medicine. They are also about power, public trust, and accountability.

I appreciated the opportunity to unpack those ideas on Everyday Injustice and discuss what needs to change if we want a system that better serves families and communities.

Oakland, I’ll see you one week from today!On Wednesday, July 29, I’ll be at Clio’s Books for a conversation about The Co...
07/22/2026

Oakland, I’ll see you one week from today!

On Wednesday, July 29, I’ll be at Clio’s Books for a conversation about The Coroner’s Silence—the hidden histories preserved in death records, the lives too often reduced to paperwork, and what these archives reveal about police violence in America.

Join me for an evening of conversation, reflection, and questions.

Clio’s Books & Bar
353 Grand Avenue, Oakland, CA
Wednesday, July 29
7–9 PM

Tickets are available now through Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-coroners-silence-tickets-1992775761948 -card. Reserve your spot, and follow along here for more conversations about the book, its research, and the stories behind it.

07/21/2026

What if race tells us less about biology and more about the societies we create?

In this clip, I discuss why race is not rooted in genetics and how social systems shape the meanings we attach to human difference.

I appreciate Brian Tanguay's careful reading of The Coroner's Silence.He notes that this story extends beyond individual...
07/17/2026

I appreciate Brian Tanguay's careful reading of The Coroner's Silence.

He notes that this story extends beyond individual cases to the institutions and assumptions that shape how deaths in custody are investigated and remembered. That broader perspective is exactly what I hoped the book would encourage.

Every year, more people die in police custody in the United States than in Canada, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, and ...
07/13/2026

Every year, more people die in police custody in the United States than in Canada, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom combined.

Yet most of these deaths receive little public attention.

I wrote this essay because understanding these deaths requires looking not only at the body, but also at the institutions that determine how those deaths are investigated, documented, and remembered.

Read the full essay here: https://www.thebuffalocriterion.com/blog-1-2/the-dead-cant-speak-our-death-investigation-system-wont-either

07/10/2026

Throughout history, governments have used public punishment to define who belongs and who does not.

In this conversation with Know Your Rights, I reflect on the connections between public executions in the past and contemporary forms of state violence, and what those histories can teach us about power and accountability.

One of the most rewarding parts of publishing a book is seeing readers wrestle with the ideas in their own way.Thank you...
07/06/2026

One of the most rewarding parts of publishing a book is seeing readers wrestle with the ideas in their own way.

Thank you to Christina Maddox of MaddBlackReads for this review of The Coroner's Silence and for taking the time to engage so deeply with its arguments.

07/03/2026

Behind every in-custody death is a family searching for answers.

I joined Spectrum News to discuss why independent review of death records matters, what my lab has uncovered through its research, and why accountability begins with complete and transparent documentation.

I'm grateful to the families who continue to pursue truth, even when the process is long and difficult.

06/17/2026

In science, no researcher gets the final word on their own work.

Articles are reviewed, challenged, revised, and scrutinized before publication. Yet death records that shape public understanding of in-custody deaths often receive no comparable independent review.

I joined Know Your Rights to discuss why transparency and accountability should also extend to forensic investigations.

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