Black Lives Matter Protesters Were Overwhelmingly Peaceful, Our Research Finds; The Black Lives Matter Uprisings were Remarkably Nonviolent.

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by Erica Chenoweth and Jeremy Pressman  | October 2020
When the Department of Homeland Security released its Homeland Threat Assessment earlier this month, it emphasized that self-proclaimed white supremacist groups are the most dangerous threat to U.S. security. But the report misleadingly added that there had been “over 100 days of violence and destruction in our cities,” referring to the anti-racism uprisings of this past summer.In fact, the Black Lives Matter uprisings were remarkably nonviolent. When there was violence, very often police or counterprotesters were reportedly directing it at the protesters. Since 2017, we have been collecting data on political crowds in the United States, including the protests that surged during the summer. We have almost finished collecting data from May to June, having already documented 7,305 events in thousands of towns and cities in all 50 states and D.C., involving millions of attendees.
Because most of the missing data are from small towns and cities, we do not expect the overall proportions to change significantly once we complete the data collection.
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Unit 1: In All of Us – Witnessing Whiteness

Unit 1: In All of Us – Witnessing Whiteness

This module explores the places and spaces in our society and ourselves where things started and were incubated to grow into where we are today. It is also important to remember that history is now. When Harriet Tubman was born, Thomas Jefferson was alive and Ronald Reagan was alive when she died.

Dear White People, Cut It Out With The ‘Colorblindness.’

Dear White People, Cut It Out With The ‘Colorblindness.’

Colorblindness has become a frequently used lens to discuss racial difference by many white Americans, and despite the overwhelming research that suggests that colorblind ideology further perpetuates white supremacy, some are having a hard time letting it go.

Don’t question our experiences. You’ll never understand them because you don’t walk through the world with black or brown skin. Just sit there and listen.

Unit 1: Definitions

Unit 1: Definitions

As we move forward in both understanding the context of the issue and what ordinary people can actually, practically do to change the dynamics of race in this country, it is important that we all have some common understanding of how terms are being used.

Unit 3: Defining “Critical Race Theory”

Unit 3: Defining “Critical Race Theory”

“Critical race theory” (CRT) actually is an academic concept, mostly taught in law schools, that studies U.S. policies and institutions. It started in the 1970s as a framework for legal analysis, when law professors began exploring how race and racism have shaped American law and society.

Addendum to Modules 1 & 2

Addendum to Modules 1 & 2

We have gotten through two modules, one on WHY Black Lives Matter and a second on WHAT are the definitions for the terms we are using. We then are going to finish these first 2 Modules with a Q&A and a feedback form. Please respond when and however you are able.