Governance Studies Fellow Vanessa Williamson discusses her research on the Black Lives Matter movement, the connection between police-involved killings and protest activity, and the scope of racial inequity in America’s criminal justice system.
Also in this episode, William Frey analyzes recent census data that show waning growth rates for some big cities, and faster growth in many suburbs.
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Commentary
PodcastUnderstanding when Black Lives Matter protests occur
Vanessa Williamson and
Vanessa Williamson
Senior Fellow
- Governance Studies,
Senior Fellow
- Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center
@v_williamson
Fred Dews
Fred Dews
Managing Editor, New Digital Products
- Office of Communications
@publichistory
June 8, 2018