Jacob Blake, BLM, and Political Conventions: Expert Panel for Tuesday, September 1st, 2PM EDT

Media: Please join us for an expert panel discussing Jacob Blake, BLM, and Political Conventions

Demonstrations for Jacob Blake continue, and an Illinois teen is in custody and facing charges for allegedly shooting three protesters earlier this week, killing two of them. Our panel will discuss a variety of related topics to racial justice, police reform, protest, and Black Lives Matter as a 2020 election issue

Topics include:

• Police shooting of Jacob Blake
• Kyle Rettenhouse and Vigilantism
• Use of force against protestors
• Kamala Harris VP nomination and coded racial attacks and birtherism
• Reaction to Michelle Obama’s DNC speech
• Tokenism at the RNC – We Need to Talk About the GOP’s ‘Black Friends’ by Elie Mystal
• Protester confrontations with Senator Rand Paul
• Pro sports boycotts

Who:

• Vladimir Medenica Ph.D – Assistant Professor at Delaware University
• Andrea S. Boyles, PhD –  Visiting Associate Professor of Sociology and Africana Studies at Tulane University

When: Tuesday, September 1st, 2PM-3PM EDT

Where: Newswise Live Zoom Room

Registration for media, as well as colleagues from participating Newswise member institutions

This live event will also be recorded and transcribed for use by media and communicators after it is concluded.