Peniel Joseph

Barbara Jordan Chair in Ethics and Political Values at the LBJ School of Public Affairs; professor of history and founding director of the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy at the University of Texas at Austin

Texas Standard

Commentary: ‘Abolitionist perspective’ needed in wake of Tyre Nichols death

Peniel Joseph

Professor Peniel Joseph says the Memphis Police killing of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, illustrates the need to reimagine public safety in America.
Texas Standard

Commentary: Biden’s Progress 100 Days In And ‘The Arduous Road Ahead’

Peniel Joseph

“Biden’s plain-spoken honesty about the state of the nation has been, so far, matched by federal policy bold enough to meet this critical moment.”