The murder of Tyre Nichols by five police officers in Memphis, Tennessee on January 7th brings not only great anguish and sadness for so many, but also renewed attention to questions of police brutality and police accountability in the United States.

To honor Mr. Nichols’ life, and to explore the ongoing struggle for justice, FIU’s Center for the Humanities in an Urban Environment and the Program in African & African Diaspora Studies is organizing a special teach-in this Thursday, 16 February at 4pm EST via Zoom webinar entitled “Black Humanity Still Matters: A Teach-In on Race and Policing in the U.S."

The program includes a special presentation by Lora Dene King, daughter of Rodney King, whose brutal beating by four police officers in Los Angeles more than 30 years ago was one of the first incidents of police brutality to be recorded and broadcast to the general public.

We will also hear from Simon Balto (University of Madison-Wisconsin; “A Brief History of Race and Policing in the U.S."), Candice Ammons-Blanfort (Florida International University; “Black Distrust of the Police”) and Andrea Queeley (Florida International University, “Scenes: Meditations on the Visual Archive of Unfreedom).

To view the program live, simply login to Zoom this Thursday at 4pm EST / 1pm PST at HTTPS://GO.FIU.EDU/POLICINGTEACHIN