Race & Policing in America
Lets Focus on Change
This past summer, protests for racial justice swept the nation and the world. Sparked by the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor at the hands of the police, society evaluated the ethics, history, and issues surrounding modern policing.
OCC's Race & Policing Committee will be hosting a series of reform-inspired talks on these topics. We want to look at the data and have conversations about proposed solutions so we can have a better and more equitable tomorrow.
Events
OCC organized and hosted the Symposium and is making the recording available as an educational and public service. The opinions of the speakers and commenters are entirely their own and do not reflect the position of the College.
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