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Provost’s Forum Addresses Rising Tensions in Community-Police Interactions
From Duke Today: On Friday, March 3, an audience of nearly 400 came together in Penn Pavilion for a day-long forum on a Forum on Race, Community and the Pursuit of Justice sponsored by Provost Sally Kornbluth. Organized by a steering committee of Duke faculty, the forum addressed topics of mass incarceration of people of […]
Policing Color: Black, Brown, and Blue
The Provost Forum on Race, Community and the Pursuit of Justice The Forum will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Penn Pavilion, Friday March 3, 2017. The event is free and open to the public. Duke students and Duke staff are especially encouraged to attend. View updated conference schedule. Register here by […]
DCORE Faculty To Host Panel on Racially Charged Summer
In recent years, the summer season has given rise to racial tensions in the U.S. due to injustice surrounding police shootings and other acts of violence targeting the African Americans. Two such incidents have captured media attention so far this summer — the July 5 killing of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, La., and the […]
Glad You Asked: The Power of Local Politics (AUDIO)
Police shootings around the country have helped put local politics in the spotlight, says Duke University’s Mark Anthony Neal. Neal points to local prosecutors’ critical role in deciding whether or not to pursue charges.
