VIRTUAL: Policing and Racism in America

VIRTUAL: Policing and Racism in America Event Date and Time Monday, June 8, 2020 - 4:00 pm to Monday, June 8, 2020 - 5:30 pm Location Virtual - ZOOM Link to be provided after registration Moderator: Rashawn Ray, Sociology Opening Remarks: Dean Greg Ball Reflections from the Bahai Chair for World Peace: Hoda Mahmoudi Faculty and Staff Charge: Assistant Dean Kim Nickerson Panelists: Antoine Banks, Government and Politics Kanisha Bond, Government and Politics Dawn Dow, Sociology Sharon Harley, African American Studies Jason Nichols, African American Studies Joseph Richardson, African American Studies Blacks are 3.5 times more likely to be killed by police when they are not attacking or have a weapon. As the world deals with a global pandemic, Black Americans continue to deal with the endemic within the pandemic-structural racism and police violence. This panel will showcase research on racism, policing, criminal justice, politics, and activism as faculty reflect on a watershed moment in America. Cost: FREE RSVP by 6/7/2020 REGISTER NOW You will be muted upon joining the Zoom meeting. We ask that you please remain muted and join without video. You will have the opportunity to submit questions using the chat function. Please note that the conversation will be recorded. By participating, you acknowledge and consent to your image, likeness or voice possibly being recorded.