The Gray Area with Sean Illing
Society & Culture:Philosophy
What is the future of the racial justice movement in America? Sean Illing talks with Cedric Johnson, professor and author of After Black Lives Matter, about building a protest movement that meaningfully recognizes the underlying economic causes of the social inequities highlighted by the BLM movement. They discuss the demonstrations of Summer 2020, the prospects of building a multiracial class-conscious coalition, and viewing urban policing as a symptom of larger systemic problems.
Host: Sean Illing (@seanilling), host, The Gray Area
Guest: Cedric Johnson, professor of Black Studies and Political Science, University of Illinois Chicago
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