Harris shares two treasured moments in her career as a writer for the non-profit organization, African American Registry. >> Watch the video now

>> Listen to Harris on the Black Market Reads! podcast as she discusses Race and Policing, her new book out from ABDO publishing. Everyone's daily lives are affected by race and racism in America. Race and Policing examines recent incidents of minorities being mistreated or dying in police custody, delving into the historical institutions and laws that underpin today's system and exploring what police departments and the communities they serve are doing to improve communicati

(excerpt courtesy Rewire.org) By now, we all know the inspiring story—popularized by the Academy Award-nominated film “Hidden Figures”—of the Black women mathematicians who worked at NASA during the Space Race. Duchess Harris, professor and chair of the American Studies department at Macalester College, knew this story inside and out long before it hit the theaters. In fact, she had grown up hearing about these women. That’s because her grandmother, Mariam D. Mann, was among