Policing Black Bodies in the 21st Century

Brittany C. Slatton is Associate Professor of Sociology at Texas Southern University and Visiting Scholar in the African American Studies Program at the University of Houston. Dr. Slatton’s recent publications include Mythologizing Black Women: Unveiling White Men’s Deep Frame on Race and Gender (2014), Hyper Sexual Hyper Masculine? Gender, Race, and Sexuality in the Identities of Contemporary Black Men (2014), and "Racial-Ethnic Issues: Critical Race Approaches in the United States" (co-authored with Joe R. Feagin). Kamesha Spates is Assistant Professor in the department of Sociology at Kent State University. Her areas of specialization include the intersections of race, class, and gender; the African American experience; criminology; and suicidality. She has authored and co-authored articles in the Key Issues in Crime and Punishment series, The Encyclopedia of American Law and Criminal Justice, The Encyclopedia of School Crime and Violence, and the Sociology Compass Journal and book manuscripts What Don’t Kill Us Makes Us Stronger: American and Suicide, and Hyper Sexual Hyper Masculine? Gender, Race, and Sexuality in the Identities of Contemporary Black Men.