Stanford University
Allyson Hobbs is an associate professor of history director of African and African-American studies at Stanford University. She is the author of A Chosen Exile: A History of Racial Passing in American Life.
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A double standard on the Second Amendment Police officer Jeronimo Yanez has been cleared of all charges in the shooting death of a black man, Philando Castile, a year ago in Falcon Heights, Minnesota. Yanez pulled Castile over for a broken taillight, and Castile — who had a concealed carry permit — told Yanez he had a gun. Allyson Hobbs is head of African and African-American Studies at Stanford University, where she’s an associate professor of history.
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