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- Program
- Speaker Series
- Date
- Feb 07, 2023
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- Speakers
- Raumesh Akbari, Amber Sherman, Jamie Kalven, Charles Ramsey, Joel Ebert
- Topics
- race, criminal justice/policing
The killing of Tyre Nichols by Memphis police officers last month has renewed conversations around the country about race, policing, violence and trauma. While politicians at the local and national level have widely condemned the fatal beating of Nichols, there are disparate views of what should be done next. Why do these tragic events continue to occur? Will this killing spur new reform efforts and what do the people of Memphis hope for? Join the conversation at our latest news pop up, featuring Tennessee state Sen. Raumesh Akbari, Memphis-based activist Amber Sherman, former Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey and Chicago-based journalist Jamie Kalven.
- Raumesh Akbari Minority Leader of the Tennessee Senate
- Amber Sherman The Law According to Amber
- Jamie Kalven Journalist and former executive director of the Invisible Institute
- Charles Ramsey Former DC Chief of Police, former Philadelphia Police Commissioner, and Co-Chair of President Obama’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing
- Joel Ebert IOP Assistant Director of Production