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Racial inequity in a time of pandemic
TEDxMidAtlantic, June 10, 2020. June 10, 2020, is moderated by Prof. Lester Spence, Professor of Political Science and Africana Studies at Johns Hopkins University (and past TEDxMidAtlantic speaker). Joining him are Judy Lubin, PhD, MPH, Sociologist + Racial Justice Advocate at Center for Urban and Racial Equity (CURE), and Lawrence Brown, PhD, MPA, Visiting Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin, Population Health Institute.
How the 'free market' has devastated black communities
Lester Spence, TedXMidAtlantic, June 23, 2017
The urgency of intersectionality
Kimberlé Crenshaw, TEDWomen 2016
How racism makes us sick
David R. Williams, TEDMed, 2016
250 videos to help understand racism in America
TED Recommends. "From passionate pleas for reform to poetic turns of phrase, these talks take an honest look at everyday realities of Black Americans and illuminate the way forward."

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"Director Ava DuVernay's examination of the U.S. prison system looks at how the country's history of racial inequality drives the high rate of incarceration in America." Available on youtube and Netflix
I Am Not Your Negro
"In his new film, director Raoul Peck envisions the book James Baldwin never finished - a radical narration about race in America, using the writer's original words."

Ibram X. Kendi on "How to Be an Antiracist"
Recorded presentation from a live--streamed conversation with Dr. Ibram X. Kendi. The event took place on July 20th and was sponsored by the Prince George's County, MD Public Library System.
Geographies of Racial Capitalism with Ruth Wilson Gilmore
An Antipode Foundation Film
Black Lives Matter: What Defunding the Police Actually Means
July 6, 2020. "We know that police don’t keep us safe — and as long as we continue to pump money into our corrupt criminal justice system at the expense of housing, health, and education investments — we will never be truly safe."
Trevor Noah on George Floyd, Minneapolis Protests, Ahmaud Arbery & Amy Cooper:
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, May 29, 2020
Kimberly Jones, How Can We Win
June 9, 2020. "Kimberly Jones gives a powerful, eloquent speech that needs to be heard by everyone, she explains in detail why this is happening (racism across 450 years) and the difference between protesting, rioting and looting in 2020. End Racism Now!"
Police: Last Night Tonight with John Oliver
Last Night Tonight with John Oliver, June 7, 2020
National Book Festival: The Role of Cultural Institutions in Times of Social Unrest
Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden and Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution Lonnie Bunch on the Role of Cultural Institutions in Times of Social Unrest, June 5, 2020
Toni Morrison Interview, What Racism Is
Toni Morrison interview with Charlie Rose, uploaded August 15, 2017
Stare in the Darkness: The Limits of Hip-hop and Black Politics
Lester Spence talked about his book, Stare in the Darkness: The Limits of Hip-hop and Black Politics, about the influence of hip-hop music on politics. This interview, conducted at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, is part of Book TV’s College Series
Race and Reform: Police Brutality in DC and its Consequences
DC History. On June 16, 2020, Chris Myers Asch and G. Derek Musgrove (UMBC professor), authors of "Chocolate City: Race and Democracy in the Nation’s Capital," hosted an online conversation focused on DC history titled, “Race and Reform: Police Brutality and its Consequences.” Responding to the nationwide protests triggered by the murder of George Floyd, Chris and Derek asked: Washington has pushed back against police brutality before, yet little seems to change."

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