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Police Brutality and Protests in America

The Continuing Problem of Police Violence — and the Potential for Community Based Reforms
"Communities where police are constantly present are often the most racially and economically segregated, not by accident."

How U.S. Urban Unrest in the 1960s Can Help Make Sense of Ferguson, Missouri, and Other Recent Protests
"Urban rebellions must be understood as complex, deliberate mechanisms through which the desperate seek political recourse they feel they cannot get by other means."

No Jargon Episode 225: Black Lives Matter, Police, and America’s Democracy
Professor Vesla Weaver dives into how the Black Lives Matter movement is different from protests of the past, what brought us to the current situation, how our nation’s police system has affected Black and Brown people’s lives and understanding of our democracy, and what to make of calls for changes, such as abolishing the police.
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