GenForward Perspectives
Essays, blogs, and critical analyses of and about our data written and produced by GenForward’s team of researchers and writers
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Our newsletter is curated each month to highlight GenForward’s latest surveys, publications, and analyses, centering the voices of young adults of color.
Perspective: W.E.B. Du Bois and Visualizing GenForward Data
By Vladimir MedenicaMarch 1, 2021 February 23, 2021 marked the 153rd birthday of W.E.B. Du Bois, a pioneering sociologist, activist, writer, and one of the most brilliant minds to grace this earth. Du Bois dedicated his life to celebrating Black…
Perspective: Biden’s Executive Actions are a Good Start — But Young People Demand Action
By Vladimir MedenicaFebruary 5, 2021 Since taking office on January 20th, President Joe Biden has announced a broad slate of executive actions, including repealing the “Muslim ban”, fortifying DACA, rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement, extending the pause of federal student loan repayments, and repealing the…
Data — Perceptions of Race and Racism (June 2016)
About the Survey The GenForward February survey is a project of Professor Cathy J. Cohen at the University of Chicago. Interviews were conducted with a representative sample from GenForwardSM, a nationally representative survey panel of adults ages 18-36 recruited and…