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Think the whuppings you got were necessary? Did slaves think differently? – 4/10/2017 – NOLA.com

The Perils And False Rewards Of Parenting In The Era Of ‘Digi-Discipline’ – 4/7/2017 – NPR Codeswitch

Stacey Patton, author of a new book about black America’s relationship with corporal punishment, says it’s time to understand it as abuse, not mere discipline – 4/6/2017 – Slate 

Whippings Linked to Enslavement Trauma, Social Frustration – 4/6/2017 – Afro.com

Author Ties ‘Whupping’ of Black Kids to the Days of Slavery in ‘Spare the Kids’ – 4/4/2017 – The Chronicle of Social Change

“Don’t Be a Fast Girl” — How Hitting Your Daughter Can Trigger Early Puberty – 4/3/2017 – Mutha Magazine

A Book Against Corporal Punishment of Black Children – 4/2/2017 – Diverse Issues in Higher Education

‘I Brought You in This World and I’ll Take You Out’: How Black Folks’ Obsession With Whupping Is Killing Us – 3/21/17 – The Root

JUDY ELLIOTT: Devaluing children in real life and on film – 3/19/2017 – Marietta Daily Journal

How Should Black People Discipline Their Children? – 3/13/2017 – Afro.com

The origins of whupping Black children are sinister: beating the barbarity out of black children is a trusted tool in the well-stocked arsenal of white supremacy. – Wear Your Voice Magazine

Dr. Stacey Patton’s Opinion piece, “Stop Beating Black Children,” is featured in the New York Times Sunday Review

Controversial lecture discusses racism, discipline – 3/1/2017 – UT The Daily Beacon

UT department drops support for “Killing Black Children” lecture – 2/28/2017 – Knoxville News Sentinel

Statement on controversy surrounding Stacey Patton Africana Studies lecture

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COMMENTARY BY DR. PATTON

Want to keep black kids from running away from home? Stop hitting them. – 4/7/2017

Book excerpt: “I’ll bust you in the head till the white meat shows”: Stand-up comedy, black families and corporal punishment – 3/25/2017

Stop Beating Black Children March 10, 2017

What Happened in South Carolina is a daily risk for black children 10/28/2015

Why is America celebrating the beating of a black child? 4/25/2015

In America, Black Children Don’t Get to be Children 11/26/2014

Is Being Pro-Spanking A Sign of Brain Damage 5/18/2015

Dear Black People, Please Stop Shaming Your Kids On Social Media 2/9/2015

Dear Black Children, Everyone Can Beat You 1/11/2015

Why You Should Never Spank Your Daughter  9/2014

Don’t Whoop That Child: How Spanking Is Harming Our Brains and Our Communities 5/2014

Killing Black Children Is An American Tradition 2/2014

Understanding Black America and the Spanking Debate 9/21/2014

What It Really Means To Hit A Child 9/24/2014

VIDEO

Spare The Kids: A Conversation With Dr. Stacey Patton

Dr. Stacey Patton in conversation with Dr. Jared Bell on Spare The Kids.

April 18, 2017.

New Book: Long-Term Impact of Corporal Punishment

Wall Street Journal Live

March 21, 2017

Black Moms Matter Panel

Washington, DC

June 10, 2015

CNN Interview with Dr. Patton

The Baltimore Mom Controversy

May 2, 2015

Dr. Patton on All In with Chris Hayes

The Adrian Peterson Child Abuse Scandal

September 15, 2014

Dr. Patton on The Melissa Harris-Perry Show

The Adrian Peterson Child Abuse Scandal

September 21, 2014

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