• Blog
  • June 10, 2020

Blog: Moving beyond police reform to addressing structural racism

A global protest movement focused on racial inequality has opened the window of opportunity to address systemic and structural racial inequality, and the aperture seems wider than at any point since perhaps Reconstruction. Already the protest...
  • Publication
  • May 29, 2019

The Road Not Taken

This report memorializes key findings of the conference, focusing on two issues that the Kerner Commission addressed—policing and housing—to gauge what progress we have made toward advancing the recommendations made by the Commission and to examine where we have fallen short.
Jun
10
  • June 10, 2020, 3pm PST

Race, Racism & Racialization: An Ethnic Studies Perspective Webinar

Race, Racism & Racialization: An Ethnic Studies Perspective Webinar Wednesday June 10, 3 p.m. PST/6 p.m. EST On May 25, 2020, we watched in horror as four Minneapolis police officers spent close to nine minutes murdering George Floyd while preventing...
  • Video
  • June 5, 2020

Video: Forum Keynote Address by Professor john powell

On June 5, 2020, Director john a. powell spoke to the New York State Youth Justice Institute about the unique risks that youth face from Covid-19. Although their infection rates are lower relative to the rest of the population, they have been beset...
Jun
8
  • June 8, 2020, 2pm - 3:30pm PST

June 8 Event: Rise Up for Justice: Black Lives and our Collective Future

George Floyd’s murder by four Minneapolis policemen ignited a firestorm of protest in major cities and small towns throughout the US and globally. A Black-led movement demanding police accountability and justice has galvanized multi-racial anger and frustration over the repeated...
  • Publication
  • June 3, 2020

Uprising 2020

We're living through multiple, overlapping crises that finally erupted into nationwide protests following the murder of George Floyd. The warning signs have been flashing for decades about what racism, segregation, and inequality would do to our country.
  • Blog
  • May 31, 2020

Poem: Once Again

Once again, a brother lies dead in the street Once again, he screams, “I can’t breathe” with no relief Once again, policemen stand idly by Once again, a man in blue condemns a Black man to die Once again, Black lives really don’t matter Once again, a...
  • Blog
  • June 2, 2020

We're in a moment of collective trauma. But there are glimmers of hope

I’m writing firstly to express my sincere condolences to the families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and the many others who have been killed in recent months at the hands of police and related violence, including the protesters who...
  • Blog
  • May 29, 2020

On George Floyd and the struggle to belong

Like you, I've been inundated these last few days with painful images of police abuse, heartbroken families, and growing protests. This is our national ritual—a black American like George Floyd, Tamir Rice or Breonna Taylor is killed at the hands of...
Jun
16
  • June 16, 2020, 3:00–4:30pm UK time (GMT +1) / 7:00 - 8:30am PST

Toward Belonging Digital Dialogue June 16

June 16: Toward Belonging Digital Dialogue with john a. powell, Catherine Fieschi, Mathieu Lefevre, and Abdul-Rehman Malik, and spoken word with Muneera Pilgrim June 16: Tune into the livestream on any of the following channels: YouTube: https://youtu.be/mHA0-Fu5mKk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/otheringandbelonging/posts/1456936771144866 Twitter...
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