A group of political science scholars is launching a webinar series on Friday to highlight escalating threats to democracy that have been percolating for decades and boiling over ever since Donald Trump’s election.
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Protesting Police Brutality: UNLV African American Studies Professor on How Protests Can Enact Social Change
The days and weeks following the murder of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis, Minnesota have been marked by a civil rights movement that — in terms of size and structure — could be considered larger than…
IU experts available to comment on origins and significance of Juneteenth celebration
Juneteenth is an annual holiday on June 19 that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. This year’s celebration of freedom and Black history takes place amid nationwide protests against racial injustice following the police killing of George…
Rutgers Experts Available to Discuss Effects of Tear Gas, Pepper Spray Exposure
Diane Calello, executive and medical director of the New Jersey Poison Center and an associate professor at the Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, and Lewis Nelson, professor and chair of the department of Emergency Medicine, are available to comment on the effects…