In addition to her legal work, Yoo is the president of the National Police Accountability Project, the country’s largest civil rights attorneys organization. Conversations on Race and Policing begins at 1 p.m. on Zoom and is free and open to the public.
Guesnerth Josué Perea will speak at the next program, 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27, on Zoom. The program is free and open to the public.
Max Felker-Kantor, author of “Policing Los Angeles: Race, Resistance, and the Rise of the LAPD,” will be the featured speaker at the 1 p.m. Sept. 20 program, which will take place on Zoom. The program is free and open to the public.
Authors Robert Chao Romero and Jeff Liou will discuss their book, “Christianity and Critical Race Theory: A Faithful and Constructive Conversation,” in a virtual presentation that begins at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 13, on Zoom. The program is free and open to the public.
The free program, presented on Zoom, is open to the public and will take place at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 6. Conversations on Race and Policing, which began after the murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, and its aftermath, enters its fourth year.
While at CSUSB, Barker will teach a course, “Journey to the Beyond: Funerary Art in Egypt from the Predynastic Period to the Late Period,” a unique class that mixes the study of ancient Egyptian funerary art with modern museum collecting practices and ethics.
Guy Hepp, associate professor of anthropology, appeared in the series’ episode “Bloodsport,” where he discussed the Maya ballgame played in early Mesoamerica. He was careful to emphasize the diversity of Mesoamerican ballgames played by different groups, as well as their religious and political significance.
Three university-wide awards – Distinguished Alumni, Emerging Leader and Coyote Spirit – will be presented, as well as the Paw Print Awards, which honor esteemed alumni from each of the university’s five colleges.
Marc Robinson (history) discussed his forthcoming book, “Washington State Rising: Black Power on Campus in the Pacific Northwest,” and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was quoted in an article about a hate crime targeting a church in Newtown, Conn.