Spotlight on Black Trauma and Policing

The death of George Floyd, a black man killed while being forcefully detained by a Minneapolis Police officer, has sparked peaceful demonstrations and destructive riots between protesters and police in the Twin Cities and across the country.

Angela Davis, host of MPR News with Angela Davis, moderated a live-stream virtual conversation about the most recent high-profile incident to become an example of historic racial injustice.

Panelists:

Resmaa Menakem, LICSW and cultural trauma expert. Founder of Justice Leadership Solutions in Minneapolis. Author of My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies.

Justin Terrell, Executive Director of Minnesota Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage.

Brittany Lewis, Founder and CEO of Research in Action. Senior Research Associate at University of Minnesota, Center for Urban and Regional Affairs. Member of State of Minnesota Working Group on Police-Involved Deadly Force Encounters.