NSCC Library: Anti-Racism Resources : Racial Justice Protests of 2020

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I Covered the Rodney King and Freddie Gray Riots - This Moment Feels Different
In the wake of the George Floyd murder and the Black Lives Matters Protests of the summer of 2020, a reporter reflects on earlier racial uprisings and looks at the similarities and differences.
Police reforms surge after months of racial justice protests
This article from The Christian Science Monitor looks at police reforms after the racial justice protests of the summer of 2020.
The Diversity of the Recent Black Lives Matter Protests is a Good Sign for Racial Equity
This report from the Brookings Institute reports on the diversity of people participating in the 2020 racial justice protests and the Black Lives Matter movement after the murder of George Floyd in May, 2020.

How This Year's Antiracism Protests Differ from Past Social Justice Protests
Amna Nawaz talks to author Peniel Joseph of the University of Texas at Austin about the racial justice protests of 2020. The ongoing movement has captured attention and provided political fodder -- but it also reflects a long American history of organizing against injustice.
Two Views on the Future of American Policing
Judy Woodruff talks to Charlene Carruthers of the Movement for Black Lives and Chuck Wexler of the Police Executive Research Forum. Some activists want to abolish police departments entirely, while others aim to reallocate some of their funding to other services.