YouTube: DeRay Mckesson is an internationally recognized civil rights activist focused primarily on issues of innovation, equity, and justice. He is a leading voice in the Black Lives Matter movement and a co-founder of Campaign Zero.
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Youtube: Angela Davis, Distinguished Professor of Law at American University’s Washington College of Law. Professor Davis will examine the recent killings of unarmed Black men and women through the lens of prosecutorial power and racism in the criminal justice system, highlighting the importance of State’s Attorney elections.
Read more“So You Want to Talk About Race” A Must Read (and Watch) List
The recent events in response to George Floyd’s killing have made many of us, who have not lived the experience of being Black in America, realize how much we don’t know. From the meaning of Juneteenth to the names of our own local streets to our Confederate State Song to the slave plantations and lynchings that occurred in our own Montgomery County, there is much that we can do to educate ourselves. Below is a list (in no particular order) of some readings that are appearing on many “Must Read” lists, and a few films.
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