Policy solutions to upend structural racism and create a more equitable society for all.

How to ensure officers like Derek Chauvin do not work in law enforcement

Derek Chauvin has been sentenced, but the story of police brutality in America is far from over. Only through continued reform and strengthened police accountability measures can we make these violent incidents nonexistent rather than commonplace, writes Rashawn Ray.

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Listen: A public reckoning on racial injustice and inequality

On a special Juneteenth edition of the Brookings Cafeteria podcast, Makada Henry-Nickie joins host Fred Dews to reflect on a year of civil rights activism, highlighting the progress made and discussing how much remains to be done.

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Time will not heal: 5 ways to address the inheritance of Black poverty, starting now

More than a fifth of Black Americans are experiencing third-generation poverty—20 times the rate of White Americans in the same situation. Richard Reeves tracks income mobility patterns back to the Civil Rights era and provides policy recommendations to close these historic gaps. 

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Quote of the Month

"Many people think that pandemics and protests have never uniquely come together in this country, but they would be wrong. We have been here before. The question is what will happen now to prevent history from repeating itself in the decades ahead."

 

Jennifer D. Roberts on "Pandemics and protests" | June 9, 2021

Watch: Black Lives Matter and the anti-racist movement in France

The ideas and principles behind the Black Lives Matter movement are not unique to the United States, especially as populations across the globe become increasingly less homogenous. Last week, Brookings experts were joined by Pap Ndiaye, head of the Palais de la Porte Dorée and the National Museum of the History of Immigration in Paris, to discuss the anti-racism movement in France, how it compares to the American movement, and how it can help contribute to a global understanding of race and racism. 

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