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SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER: ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY STUDENTS FIGHT FOR RACIAL JUSTICE

Roosevelt University
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The protests sparked by George Floyd’s death have served as a potent reminder of how much progress still needs to be made in the struggle for racial justice. A number of Roosevelt University students have been active in that struggle. This panel will feature several of them discussing their experiences fighting for racial justice. In addition, the panel will explore possible future directions for the movement, including tactics and strategies that might help bring about continued progress. The panel will be moderated by Ms. Ameshia Cross, who is an alumna of Roosevelt University and a political commentator for Sinclair Broadcasting Group. Moderator: Ameshia Cross, political commentator for Sinclair Broadcasting Group Panelists: Julia Doh, Roosevelt University student Troy Gaston, Roosevelt University student Khaliya Jackson, Roosevelt University student ...more
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Introduction

0:00

Panelists

5:48

Where are we now

6:56

What can we do

8:44

Performanceative Activism

11:14

Window Dressing

13:27

Patriotic Education

16:17

Institutional vs Systemic Racism

17:10

How to break down institutional and systemic racism

18:11

Progress on institutional and systemic racism

18:56

partisan politics

20:11

white supremacy

21:59

social constructs

25:19

olive harvey

26:30

policing

28:18

how does it matter

30:09

the impact of COVID19

33:29

black mortality rates

34:51

fault lines

36:12

government response

36:37

personal narratives

39:00

mental health

40:35

criminal justice reform

43:56

impact of mass incarceration

44:48

LGBTQ rights

46:41

Gender

48:36

Black Lives Matter

53:26

Dialogue

55:36

The American Dream

56:36
SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER: ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY STUDENTS FIGHT FOR RACIAL JUSTICE
The protests sparked by George Floyd’s death have served as a potent reminder of how much progress still needs to be made in the struggle for racial justice. A number of Roosevelt University students have been active in that struggle. This panel will feature several of them discussing their experiences fighting for racial justice. In addition, the panel will explore possible future directions for the movement, including tactics and strategies that might help bring about continued progress. The panel will be moderated by Ms. Ameshia Cross, who is an alumna of Roosevelt University and a political commentator for Sinclair Broadcasting Group. Moderator: Ameshia Cross, political commentator for Sinclair Broadcasting Group Panelists: Julia Doh, Roosevelt University student Troy Gaston, Roosevelt University student Khaliya Jackson, Roosevelt University student

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Roosevelt University

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