Art by Samantha Miller On the one-year anniversary of George Floyd's murder, the United States reflected upon how to change the country's long history of police brutality. The roots of police brutality in U.S. policing have a lengthy history that dates back to slavery. Some of the earliest policing organizations in the United States began as a means to capture escaped … [Read more...] about Opinion: A Call for Systemically Changing American Policing
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Uproot: Part 2
Via Apple Podcasts | Via SoundCloud | Via Spotify In this episode we dissect topics including mass incarceration, defunding the police and where we should go from here as individuals and as a nation. George Preston IV and Brykell Killingsworth share personal stories and experiences with police and encourage people to speak up against racial injustice. Hosted by Ivy … [Read more...] about Uproot: Part 2
Stop Making Black a Death Sentence
Art by Madeline DuvallUsually, I write as Aj Muonagolu, assistant perspectives editor of The Graphic; this time, however, I'm writing as someone different. I'm writing as Anitiz Demond Muonagolu Jr., an African American male bombarded by the racial inequality present in America. The ongoing threat of police brutality following the murder of George Floyd not only affects myself … [Read more...] about Stop Making Black a Death Sentence
Dear Pepperdine, Do More to Show That Black Lives Matter
Art by Madeline Duvall Racial injustice is at the forefront of many people's minds this week in light of yet another Black life lost at the hands of police brutality. On May 25, a white police officer brutally murdered George Floyd as other officers watched and civilians recorded. This event inspired days of protests in the Los Angeles area and around the world. Some … [Read more...] about Dear Pepperdine, Do More to Show That Black Lives Matter
Pepp Student and Professor Raise Funds for Books to Continue in Schools the Conversation About Police Brutality
Graphic courtesy of Kara Tyler A Pepperdine professor-student duo raised more than $3,000 over the weekend to purchase copies of "All American Boys," a Young Adult novel by Brendan Kiely and Jason Reynolds, to help begin conversations in schools about police brutality. The death of George Floyd reignited a national conversation about racial inequality, police violence and … [Read more...] about Pepp Student and Professor Raise Funds for Books to Continue in Schools the Conversation About Police Brutality
