Beyond the Protest
“I love America more than any other country in the world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.” -James Baldwin
Beyond the Protest is a series of conversations with people involved in or affected by protest, following the police killing of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, in Minneapolis. The series explores the ongoing movement for racial justice and against police violence, specifically violence toward Black people and other marginalized groups.
Participants include people across generations and backgrounds, including student activists, community leaders, educators, police officers and others who share how the protest experience can challenge viewpoints and lead to personal and social change.
If you’d like to suggest someone for a conversation in this series, send a note to engage@kuow.org
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Stories
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A journalist and his son on running from tear gas, and why the protests are personal
Home from college this summer, Omari Salisbury never thought he’d get pepper sprayed by police. He never thought he’d see a cop car set on fire right next to him.
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‘Definitely is the same fight:' Two Garfield High grads talk two eras of civil rights protests
This conversation is part of our Beyond the Protest series, led by people involved in the struggle for social justice, from different generations and viewpoints, from protesters to police.
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Debating the protests with grandma, a former Black Panther
Lifelong activist Phyllis Noble-Mobley joined the recent marches for racial justice, yet questions the strategy to defund police.
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When two civil rights eras collide: The stalwart and the newcomer
Larry Gossett and Girmay Zahilay reflect on leading communities through protests.
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‘As a police officer, I have to be able to say I am sorry’
'Every one of these situations, you could see yourself there.'
