Basic Black
Generational Activism
Season 2019 Episode 5230 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Young activists are forcing change, how does it compare to movements of the past?
2020 has seen an unprecedented amount of nationwide activism supporting racial equality, police reform and a push to address systemic racism in America. Much of today’s activism is driven by young people mobilized on social media. How does it compare to past generations? Tony Van Der Meer, Ph.D., Kellie Carter Jackson, Ph.D., Denyse Wornum, and Phillip Martin joins the panel.
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Basic Black is a local public television program presented by GBH
Basic Black
Generational Activism
Season 2019 Episode 5230 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
2020 has seen an unprecedented amount of nationwide activism supporting racial equality, police reform and a push to address systemic racism in America. Much of today’s activism is driven by young people mobilized on social media. How does it compare to past generations? Tony Van Der Meer, Ph.D., Kellie Carter Jackson, Ph.D., Denyse Wornum, and Phillip Martin joins the panel.
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