Omar Wasow

• Science News: What the 1960s civil rights protests can teach us about fighting racism today
• Twitter thread on my research: https://twitter.com/owasow/status/1265709670892580869
• New Yorker How Violent Protests Change Politics
• Washington Post: Do protest tactics matter?
• Vox: Race as a ‘Bundle of Sticks’
• WSJ Profile: Tech Guru with a Social Focus
• TEDxBoston: How a $10 Computer Changed My Life
• C-SPAN: Q&A

I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at UC Berkeley. I received a PhD in African American Studies, an MA in Government and an MA in Statistics from Harvard University. Previously, I co-founded BlackPlanet.com and the Brooklyn Excelsior Charter School. I can be reached at owasow -at- gmail -dot- com.