Police take a knee. Mayor paints a mural. But activists still see ‘waffling’

Keneshia N. Grant, Ph.D.

Jun 18, 2020

1 min read

Story by ELLIOT WAILOO, CHRIS MEGERIAN of the LA Times

“It shouldn’t be hard to acknowledge that Black people are human and their lives matter,” said Keneshia Grant, a political science professor at Howard University in Washington. “It’s important to move past the symbolism.”

Available online: https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-06-18/kneeling-isnt-enough-activists-demand-sweeping-change-in-local-police

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