David J. Leonard

About David J. Leonard

David J. Leonard is Associate Professor and chair in the Department of Critical Culture, Gender and Race Studies at Washington State University, Pullman. He regularly writes about issues of race, gender, inequality, and the criminal justice system. His work has appeared in a number of academic journals and anthologies. He is a regular contributor to Vitae, The Chronicle of Higher Education, NewBlackMan, and Feminist Wire, and a past contributor to Ebony, The Root, and the Washington Post. Professor Leonard is the author of a forthcoming book on race, media and gun violence. | Follow him on Twitter.