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Rashawn Ray

@sociologistray.bsky.social
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VP at AIR • Senior Fellow at Brookings • Sociology Professor at UMD • Articles in WaPo, NYT, Politico, The Hill, Guardian linktr.ee/SociologistRay

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Rashawn Ray @sociologistray.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
“Schools are adopting AI surveillance tools, from weapon-detection cameras to bathroom listening devices, often w/o evidence [it’s] reliable. Research shows surveillance tech is deployed disproportionately in schools w/more low-income & minority students.” www.brookings.edu/articles/ai-...
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AI surveillance in schools raises safety and equity concerns | Brookings
Rashawn Ray and Rebekah Boitey explore how AI surveillance in schools shapes safety, trust, and racial equity.
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Adam Gamoran @agamoran.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Great panel at #ASA2026 led by @asanews.bsky.social president @shelleyjc.bsky.social and featuring @wtgrantfdn.bsky.social trustee @stefanie-deluca.bsky.social & @sociologistray.bsky.social among other luminaries on Research Partnerships for Real World Impact — we’d love to see more of this!
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Daniel Laurison @daniellaurison.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Great point by @sociologistray.bsky.social at #ASA2026 - in order to contribute to solving real-world problems, sociologists need to work WITH people and institutions we believe are part of perpetuating those problems.
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Rashawn Ray @sociologistray.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Sociologist, Submit nominations for the Eastern Sociological Society Merit Award for exceptional achievement and a lifetime of scholarly contribution to the discipline and the profession. www.essnet.org/ess-merit-aw...
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ESS Merit Award | Ess Net
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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
My new piece about intersectionality in Resistance 2.0 is out at The Brookings Institution. Many thanks to @sociologistray.bsky.social for the invitation to contribute to the uprooted project! www.brookings.edu/articles/how...
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How solidarity through intersectionality propels mobilization | Brookings
Dana R. Fisher analyzes protest data to track how diversity and solidarity are shaping resistance to Trump's second term.
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Derek Richardson @drichardsonsoc.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Another conference in the books! I absolutely enjoyed the joint meeting of The Qualitatives (QAC) and the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction (SSSI) in Niagara Falls! You ever skim through the methods section in your talks? Not here, you won’t. Lots of rich methods discussion!
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DirkvL @dirkvl.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Great keynote on ‘The power of meaning in police-civilian interaction by @sociologistray.bsky.social at The Qualitatives/SSSI conference #sssi #policing cc @sijournal.bsky.social
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 14/06/2026
At least 97 Jan. 6 clemency recipients have been arrested, charged, or convicted of other crimes since the Capitol attack: nearly 1 in 16. The real count is much higher than the public knew. New research from @katherinepomps.bsky.social:
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The Jan. 6 Pardons: How Many Clemency Recipients Have Faced Other Charges?
The real count is much higher than the public knew.
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Rashawn Ray @sociologistray.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
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Can a basketball gym change lives in historically disinvested neighborhoods?
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Rashawn Ray @sociologistray.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
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How the basketball court creates stronger and safer communities
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Rashawn Ray @sociologistray.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
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Darius Lee loved family, friends, and basketball
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Rashawn Ray @sociologistray.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
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Play Smart Toolkit educates on gun safety
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Rashawn Ray @sociologistray.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
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Darius Lee's legacy for gun violence reduction
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Rashawn Ray @sociologistray.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
I didn’t have John Oliver mentioning my research in the same sentence as #badbunny on my #bingo card. . Important monologue about how #ice is ill-prepared to be doing what they are doing. #police www.instagram.com/reel/DXkhUke...
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Dr. Rashawn Ray on Instagram: "I didn’t have John Oliver mentioning my research in the same sentence as #badbunny on my #bingo card. . Important monologue about how #ice is ill-prepared to be doing w...
98 likes, 13 comments - sociologistray on April 25, 2026: "I didn’t have John Oliver mentioning my research in the same sentence as #badbunny on my #bingo card. . Important monologue about how #ice i...
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Rashawn Ray @sociologistray.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
“The criminal justice system functions as a social determinant of health, generating disproportionate physical, psychological, & chronic health burdens on Black communities. Evidence-based interventions demonstrate improvements in health equity outcomes. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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The Carceral Shadow: Criminal Justice as a Determinant of Health and Challenges for Policymakers
Policy Points The criminal justice system functions as a primary social determinant of health in the United States, generating disproportionate physical, psychological, and chronic health burdens...
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Rashawn Ray @sociologistray.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
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Is there accountability for federal immigration agencies?
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Rashawn Ray @sociologistray.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
@brookings.edu youtube.com/shorts/IauaQ...
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What's relevant about the Declaration of Independence today?
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Rashawn Ray @sociologistray.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
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‘The Public’s Science’ initiative seeks to reimagine the science research ecosystem
The new effort will bring together a broad range of voices to create scholarship and policy recommendations for reorienting science research toward excellence, justice, transparency, and democratic pa...
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
A 60-year low in sentiment is a big deal because the baseline is already tough: this survey has lived through recessions, inflation, wars, and financial crises. And yet this is worse.⁣ ⁣ Read the full analysis on Substack: newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/…
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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
As Black Americans lose their democratic rights in various states, this important conversation I had with @sociologistray.bsky.social about how to expand resistance and build solidarity is needed more now than ever before: danarfisher.com/2026/05/09/h...
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How to Expand Resistance and Build Solidarity?
As Trump’s second term continues (we are currently only 1 year and 4 months into his 4-year term), we are seeing continued resistance to the administration and its policies. There have been a…
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Ginnette Powell Bluesky is not a dating app @caffeinehusky.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
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Generational Wealth: Sacrifice, Surplus, Sustain, and Cement
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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
In the meantime, you can catch up on previous episodes with @sociologistray.bsky.social and the amazing women from @womensmarch.com here: cece.american.edu/explore/apoc...
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The Apocalyptic Optimist Podcast - Center for Environment, Community, & Equity (CECE)
Real talk about what’s broken and how to fix it. In each episode, CECE Director Dana R. Fisher will host conversations with activists, decisionmakers, and experts as they discuss the threats to our de...
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Ginnette Powell Bluesky is not a dating app @caffeinehusky.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
youtube.com/watch?v=-Q4B... MESSAGE from @sociologistray.bsky.social
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Love letter to those who didn’t get admitted. It will all work out
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American Sociological Association @asanews.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
For ASA’s Hill Day, staffer Heather Young + Council members Allison J. Pugh @allisonpugh.bsky.social @jhu.edu + Rashawn Ray @sociologistray.bsky.social @univofmaryland.bsky.social met w/ U.S. Congressman (MD) Kweisi Mfume’s staff @repkweisimfume.bsky.social to advocate for sociology. #ASA #hillday
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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
In this teaser for the Apocalyptic Optimist Podcast, @sociologistray.bsky.social reflects on #BlackHistoryMonth and the #CivilRightsMovement when he speaks about the role that religious institutions can play in mobilization. Stay tuned for Episode 2 out this week! @piqueaction.bsky.social
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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
How do we build solidarity in this deeply divided moment? Check out my conversation with @sociologistray.bsky.social about what works, what doesn’t, and how people can show up as more effective racial justice advocates right now. cece.american.edu/apocalyptic-...
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Apocalyptic Optimist Episode 2: Why Solidarity Is So Hard — and How We Build It Anyway - Center for Environment, Community, & Equity (CECE)
In Episode 2 of the Apocalyptic Optimist Podcast, Dana talks with Dr. Rashawn Ray about  the realities of building solidarity in a deeply divided moment. From his work with communities-of-color and po...
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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Tagging @sociologistray.bsky.social here (he's a must follow IMO) 👇
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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
My newest on the need to build solidarity in this deeply divided moment and why listening to my conversation with @sociologistray.bsky.social will help us all understand how it can (and should) be done from episode 2 of the pod. danarfisher.com/2026/02/28/b...
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Building Solidarity in this Deeply Divided Moment
Much of my research on social movements and protest has focused on understanding who protests and how they’re connected to one another. Since we know that pushing back to power requires movem…
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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Just recorded Episode 2 of the Apocalyptic Optimist Podcast with @sociologistray.bsky.social Stay tuned for our chat about building solidarity in these crazy times (and so much more)!
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Ginnette Powell Bluesky is not a dating app @caffeinehusky.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
youtube.com/shorts/SO4gY... how to use your platform to create social change and hold people accountable via Baba @sociologistray.bsky.social
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#dallascowboys and #mlk #football #policy #money
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Ginnette Powell Bluesky is not a dating app @caffeinehusky.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
youtube.com/watch?v=J-M6... parent sacrifices his mom drives to all his games (she does fly) via @sociologistray.bsky.social
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Parent Sacrifices #miami #football #parents
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Rashawn Ray @sociologistray.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
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RobertNDouglass🇺🇳🇵🇸🇺🇦🇷🇺🇰🇷🇯🇵 @realantipartisan.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Washington Journal #CSPAN #CSPANWJ Skeet at @c-span.bsky.social and cspanwj.bsky.social Brookings Institution's Rashawn Ray @sociologistray.bsky.social discusses potential reforms to Trump Regime immigration enforcement tactics Watch here: tinyurl.com/mprrwxu2
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Ryan @rmcauley23.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
@sociologistray.bsky.social I thoroughly enjoyed your appearance on Washington Journal this morning. Your closing comments about the lack of process such as judges and clerks to process the immigration paperwork is extremely important, considering how much they are spending on enforcement.
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Rashawn Ray @sociologistray.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Tuesday at 8:05am ET @cspanwj.bsky.social
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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
My new piece about Resistance 2.0 is up at @theguardian.com! Give it a read to understand why we should expect much more confrontation and disruption this time around. Thanks for the suggestions @victorerikray.bsky.social @sociologistray.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Resistance to Trump 2.0 is getting more confrontational | Dana R Fisher
In Trump’s first term, activists focused on lobbying and voting. Now tactics are shifting to nonviolent civil disobedience
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Rashawn Ray @sociologistray.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
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ICE: A predictable pattern of tragedy in Minneapolis
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David Wessel @davidmwessel.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
ICE expansion has outpaced accountability. Rashawn Ray @sociologistray.bsky.social & Gabriel R. Sanchez of @brookings.edu propose some remedies. Their goal: national security, and the dignity and rights of every individual within our borders. www.brookings.edu/articles/ice...
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ICE expansion has outpaced accountability. What are the remedies? | Brookings
Examining ICE’s expanded role, this piece looks at federal authority, training standards, and long-term effects on civil liberties.
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Rashawn Ray @sociologistray.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
“The lack of training leads to mistakes. In law enforcement, mistakes get people killed.” www.brookings.edu/articles/ice...
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ICE expansion has outpaced accountability. What are the remedies? | Brookings
Examining ICE’s expanded role, this piece looks at federal authority, training standards, and long-term effects on civil liberties.
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Ginnette Powell Bluesky is not a dating app @caffeinehusky.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
youtube.com/shorts/Iv4N4... he's not critical he's accurate! @sociologistray.bsky.social
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Moral arc bends towards #justice #mlk
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Alina B Baciu @alinabbaciu.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
The impunity & lack of accountability of ICE/CBP is the apotheosis of the impunity & lack of accountability that characterizes much of policing (eg qualified immunity, FOPs protecting “bad apples”). But we learned from @sociologistray.bsky.social it’s rotten trees www.brookings.edu/articles/bad...
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Bad apples come from rotten trees in policing | Brookings
Rashawn Ray writes that to better identify the bad apples in policing and justify their removal, policymakers need to restructure civilian payouts for police misconduct.
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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Everyone: please welcome @sociologistray.bsky.social to Bluesky!! He is a MUST FOLLOW. Here he is with MD @govwesmoore.bsky.social 🤩
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Ginnette Powell Bluesky is not a dating app @caffeinehusky.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
youtube.com/watch?v=-J-7... Maryland launches initiative for young men and boys! Via @sociologistray.bsky.social Governor Wes will give us Moore @govwesmoore.bsky.social
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State of Maryland Launches Young Men and Boys Initiative with Support from the AIR Opportunity Fund
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HoldSher @holdsher.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Prior post inspired in part by the story of the Central Park Birder, as retold by @sociologistray.bsky.social here: www.brookings.edu/articles/bad...
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Bad apples come from rotten trees in policing | Brookings
Rashawn Ray writes that to better identify the bad apples in policing and justify their removal, policymakers need to restructure civilian payouts for police misconduct.
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Ginnette Powell Bluesky is not a dating app @caffeinehusky.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
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Black and Between
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Ginnette Powell Bluesky is not a dating app @caffeinehusky.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
youtube.com/shorts/viC1K... via @sociologistray.bsky.social sometimes you're burned out because you need a pivot or a redirection
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“Sometimes you are #burnedout not because you need a break but because you need a #redirection.
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American Sociological Association @asanews.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
ASA’s robust library of webinar recordings is free for members! Check out “Media Savvy: Tools for Public-facing Scholars,” w/ Rashawn Ray @sociologistray.bsky.social @univofmaryland.bsky.social for tips for selecting & navigating interviews, writing op-eds & blogs, & more. bit.ly/4l8EFBL
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Ginnette Powell Bluesky is not a dating app @caffeinehusky.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
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Be #fearless
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Rashawn Ray @sociologistray.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
#MLK #quotes you have never heard. #MLKDday youtu.be/uzEoAiJvn0U?...
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MLK Quotes You Have Never Heard Before
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Rashawn Ray @sociologistray.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Be Like #Harriet
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