Hey John, I hope that, if you were able to join us, you enjoyed our conversation with journalist and Head Griot at America's Black Holocaust Museum, Reggie Jackson, and Representative David Bowen last week about the history of policing and the future of public safety. Those of you who participated have provided us with overwhelmingly positive feedback, and we are glad to hear that this was a beneficial discussion. During the presentation, we asked that participants drop resources they found helpful outside of this discussion into the chatbox. Below are the resources that you all mentioned in the chat. If you want to continue the conversation about public safety (or if you missed the discussion at the end of June and want to join the conversation), please be part of a smaller, more intimate conversation at one of our regional virtual Action Teams. We hope to see you soon! Thanks!
Heidi & Deja P.S. Whether you can join us or not, if you appreciate all we are doing to end gun violence, please consider donating to support our work today. ----- RESOURCES Books Deacon King Kong by James McBride (fiction) https://www.jamesmcbride.com/ Policing the Black Man: Arrest, Prosecution, and Imprisonment, edited, and with an introduction, by Angela J. Davis and with contributions from Bryan Stevenson, Marc Mauer, Bruce Western, and Jeremy Travis https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/537978/policing-the-black-man-by-edited-and-with-an-introduction-by-angela-j-davis/ Stamped From the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi https://www.ibramxkendi.com/stamped-from-the-beginning Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism by James Loewen https://sundown.tougaloo.edu/sundowntowns.php The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein https://wwnorton.com/books/9781631494536 Articles Reggie's column in the Milwaukee Independent: http://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/author/reggie-jackson/ "In Germany, Confronting Shameful Legacy is Essential Part of Police Training" by Katrin Bennhold and Melissa Eddy https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/23/world/europe/germany-police.html PBS Special Not Enough Apologies: Trauma Stories https://pbswisconsin.org/trauma/ YWCA of Southeast Wisconsin Course Unlearning Racism: Tools for Action https://www.ywcasew.org/what-we-do/racial-justice/unlearning-racism-tools-for-action-registration/ Songs Another Man by Nickel and Rose: https://nickelandrose.bandcamp.com/track/another-man Lift Every Voice performed by Sistastrings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIqQoFkVD0g Government Collaborative Reform Initiative: https://city.milwaukee.gov/mkecr Final Report of President Obama's Task Force on 21st Century Policing: https://cops.usdoj.gov/pdf/taskforce/taskforce_finalreport.pdf Other Here is a collection of helpful anti-racism resources for white people compiled by Sarah Sophie Flicker and Alyssa Klein in May 2020 (that we did not necessarily mention in the chat): http://bit.ly/ANTIRACISMRESOURCES | 
