The Kerner Commission addressed poverty and inequity One of the main reasons for racial unrest in cities like Detroit and Newark in the 1960s were the poor living conditions of Black people, ...

He told the commission, “Let your search be free. … As best you can, find the truth and express it in your report.” Most people do not remember the Kerner Commission. Fifty years is a long time.

The 1968 Kerner Commission Got It Right, But Nobody Listened Released 50 years ago, the infamous report found that poverty and institutional racism were driving inner-city violence ...

Former U.S. Sen. Fred Harris is the last surviving member of the Kerner commission, appointed in 1967 to study the root causes of social unrest in America. Its groundbreaking report blamed racism.

Kerner Commission member, staffers recall controversial report, at its 50th anniversary, blaming racism for civil disorders March 2, 2018 More than 7 years ago ...

Political analyst Otis Sanford reflects on how efforts to diversity Memphis media has led to better outcomes for the whole ...

The National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, which became more commonly known as the Kerner Commission—a reference to then-governor of Illinois Otto Kerner, who served as its chairman ...

Although Kerner would not play a major role, his name would become synonymous with the commission and its work. New York’s liberal Republican mayor John Lindsay served as vice chairman.

Backed by the Kerner Commission, the Crime Commission’s blueprint for national law enforcement set the course for the escalation of the War on Crime under subsequent administrations. As the proposals ...

The Kerner Commission addressed poverty and inequity One of the main reasons for racial unrest in cities like Detroit and Newark in the 1960s were the poor living conditions of Black people, ...

Former U.S. Sen. Fred Harris is the last surviving member of the Kerner commission, appointed in 1967 to study the root causes of social unrest in America. Its groundbreaking report blamed racism.