Joanna Schwartz is a UCLA professor of law and author of “Shielded: How the Police Became Untouchable.” She will speak at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15, on Zoom. The program is free and open to the public.
Ronnie Dunn is the executive director of diversity and associate professor of urban studies at Cleveland State University. His research interests include urban and social policy, racial profiling, racial inequality and the criminal justice system. He will speak at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8, on Zoom.
U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.), whose Congressional committee assignments include the House Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services, will share his thoughts at the Nov. 1 program, set for 1 p.m. on Zoom.
Being a contestant on the game show was a lifelong bucket-list item for Liszka, associate professor of history and Benson and Pamela Harer Fellow in Egyptology.
Dorothy Roberts, author of “Torn Apart: How the Child Welfare System Destroys Black Families--and How Abolition Can Build a Safer World,” will be the next speaker on the ongoing series at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25, on Zoom.
Marisol LeBrón, author and associate professor of feminist studies, critical race and ethnic studies at UC Santa Cruz, will discuss her latest book project “Up Against the Wall: Policing and the Making of Latinxs,” at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18, on Zoom. The program is free and open to the public.
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.
Eric Tafoya, who is working toward a bachelor’s degree in sociology, hopes to use his own experiences to positively influence others and use his education to help make an impact on society.
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.