19 Facts About Philip McHarris

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Philip V McHarris was born on December 4,1992 and is an American academic at Yale University and writer.

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Philip McHarris has appeared on HBO, CNN, PBS, ABC News, and MSNBC.

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Philip McHarris's commentary has been featured in Time, the Los Angeles Times, and MTV.

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Philip McHarris has keynoted and spoken at universities across the country, including Harvard University, Iona College, Boston College, Yale University Art Gallery, and Princeton University.

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Philip McHarris was the recipient of the Boston College 31st Martin Luther King Jr.

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Philip McHarris was born in Bronx, New York, and grew up in Newark, New Jersey.

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Philip McHarris attended high school at Saint Benedict's Preparatory School and received his Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology from Boston College.

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Philip McHarris received a Master of Arts in sociology and African American studies from Yale University and a Master of Philosophy in sociology and African American studies from Yale University.

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Philip McHarris attended Princeton University as a PhD exchange scholar.

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Philip McHarris is currently a PhD candidate at Yale University in sociology and African American studies.

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Philip McHarris has frequently written and provided commentary on politics and social issues in news media outlets.

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Philip McHarris has appeared on CNN, PBS, ABC News, MSNBC, and Axios on HBO.

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Philip McHarris's commentary has been featured on BBC, Time, NPR, and NBC.

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Philip McHarris has been a frequent contributor for The New York Times, The Washington Post, Slate, Al Jazeera, and Essence.

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Philip McHarris's commentary has appeared in Time, CNN, the Los Angeles Times, and MTV.

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Philip McHarris has been an advocate of the Black Lives Matter movement and efforts to end police violence.

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Philip McHarris has advocated for divesting from policing and reinvesting funds into community resources and alternative safety and emergency response systems.

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In 2012 while an undergraduate student at Boston College, Philip McHarris organized a student rally following the killing of Trayvon Martin two months earlier.

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In 2015 Philip McHarris was a co-founder of the NYC chapter of BYP100, an African American youth organization in the United States with the main focus on community organizing, voter mobilization, and other social justice campaigns.