Black Lives Matter Narratives
Listen to the vice provost and a student in dialogue about Black Lives Matter narratives during the summer of 2020.
Policing/police violence
Reactions in the Wake of the Murder of George Floyd
Listen to the vice provost and a student talk about what it was like in Seattle in the wake of the murder of George Floyd.
Dismantling the Prison System
Two Black women discuss the prison system’s disproportionate incarceration of Black and people of color and how the prison pipeline targets poor communities of color.
I Want You to Stop Killing Me, Killing My People
Two Black men share their emotional responses to videos of police violence and history of violence against Black people in the U.S.
How Old Were You When You Realized You Were Black or Race Was a Thing?
Two Black men share stories of when they first “realized they were Black.”
War on Drugs and the Black Community
Black man shares his perspective on drug use and abuse and how the War on Drugs has disproportionately targeted the Black community.
When Am I Going to Be Good Enough
A young Black woman describes an experience in which she and her friends were unjustly targeted during a school event.
Your English Degree Is Going to Be Insufficient
Black immigrant woman describes her frustrations and fears living in the U.S. as a black woman.
The Talk
Two Black men discuss what it looks like to talk in majority white spaces and how to interrupt privilege in those spaces.
This Is When Leaders Are Supposed to Step Forward When Things Are Really Tough
Black man police officer shares his perspective on the chief of police leaving and the impact of her leaving.
They’re Seeing When It Gets Hard We Just Leave
Black woman police officer shares her disappointment with leadership in this moment of police accountability and racial reckoning and how dialogue was limited and their community relationships were devalued.
What Are We Doing Right Now
Black man and Black woman police officer dialoguing on political atmosphere in this moment.
Impact of George Floyd’s Murder on a Black Man Officer
Black man sharing with Black woman police officer on the missed opportunity to see how race and social justice initiative failed.