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Conversations on Race and Policing

Daanika Gordon
November 8, 2024

The talk, “Policing the Racial Divide: Urban Grown Politics and the Remaking of Segregation,” will be presented by Daanika Gordon, author of the book of the same title, on Wednesday, Nov. 13, on Zoom. The program is free and open to the public.

Lydia Pelot-Hobbs
November 1, 2024

Lydia Pelot-Hobbs, a University of Kentucky assistant professor of geography, will present "We Deserve Better: Contesting Racialized Sexual and Gender Policing,” at the next Conversations on Race and Policing, Nov. 6, on Zoom. The program is free and open to the public.

Neal Kelley
October 29, 2024

Neal Kelley, the retired Orange County registrar of voters, will be the guest speaker at the Wednesday, Oct. 30, Conversations on Race and Policing, a free and public program that will take place beginning at 1 p.m. on Zoom.

Jessica Pishko and the cover of her latest book.
October 18, 2024

Pishko’s latest book, “The Highest Law in the Land: How the Unchecked Power of Sheriffs Threatens Democracy,” will be the focus of the program, which takes place beginning at 1 p.m. on Zoom. The program is free and open to the public.

A still from the FRONTLINE and Associated Press documentary "Documenting Police Use of Force," carried out in collaboration with the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism programs. The film will be screened at CSUSB on Wednesday, Oct. 16, as part of the Conversations on Race and Policing.
October 11, 2024

Following the screening, filmmakers Sergiho Roosblad and Mike Shum will join the Conversations on Race and Policing hosts to discuss their work. The presentation begins at 1 p.m. Wednesday on Zoom, and is free and open to the public.

Spencer Sunshine
September 27, 2024

Sociologist Spencer Sunshine will be the next guest speaker at the next Conversations on Race and Policing, set for 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2, on Zoom. Free and open to the public, Sunshine will discuss his recent book, “Neo-Nazi Terrorism and Countercultural Fascism The Origins and Afterlife of James Mason’s Siege.”

Jason Mott
September 24, 2024

Author Jason Mott will discuss his latest work, “Hell of a Book,” 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25, on Zoom as part of the ongoing speaker series at Cal State San Bernardino. The program is free and open to the public.

Illustration of law enforcement and diverse population
September 16, 2024

Michael Sierra-Arévalo, author of “The Danger Imperative: Violence, Death, and the Soul of Policing,” will be the program's first guest speaker for the 2024 academic year, set for 1 p.m. Sept. 18 on Zoom. The series began after the May 2020 murder of George Floyd that spurred subsequent protests calling for systemic reforms in policing and profound dialogues on race and racism.

‘Something Happened in Our Town’  book cover
May 2, 2024

The authors, Marianne Celano, Marietta Collins and Ann Hazard, will participate in a conversation about their book, which aims to answer children’s questions about traumatic events “and to help children identify and counter racial injustice in their own lives.”