Erykah Benson, M.A. 

Writing and Public Commentary




























Papers I'm Currently Working On: 

In Preparation

Benson, E. “Stitching Our Own Narrative: Making sense of disposable racial politics and unpaid labor in the digital economy” 

Benson, E. & Lundy, L. “Delivering Access to the Motor City: Usage Patterns of Online Grocery Delivery Services in Detroit, Michigan” 

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Publicly Accessible Reports

U-M Center for Racial Justice

Using survey-based quantitative analysis, I write reports about perceptions of racial and economic inequality through the U-M Center for Racial Justice and regularly communicate findings to news media outlets. These reports are accessible through U-M.

Forty acres and a mule? 

Erykah Benson & Jasmine Simington 

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Collective Remembrance and Detroiters' Views Toward Racial Equity

Erykah Benson & Jasmine Simington 

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The Electoral Impact of Racial Reckoning

Erykah Benson & Jasmine Simington 

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Detroit Metro Area Communities Study

Using survey-based quantitative analysis, I reported on perceptions of economic well-being among Detroiters during the COVID-19 pandemic using data from the Detroit Metro Area Communities Study, a representative panel survey. 

The Economic Well-Being of Detroit Residents Two Years Into the COVID-19 Pandemic

Lydia Wileden & Erykah Benson

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