Black protests – Race, Politics, Justice

Coverage of Black Anti-Police Protests

March 15, 2024 Pamela Oliver Black Movement, Research on protest & social movements, Social Movements, Uncategorized

I’ve just posted a new working paper to SocArXiv. Current title is “Unarmed Violence, Police Perspectives, Community Struggle: Black- and White-centric news accounts of Black Protests about Policing in the U.S. 1994-2010” although the title will probably evolve as we decide how to shape the discussion. We compare mainstream White-centric

Cincinnati 2001: Police Killing of Timothy Thomas and Insurrection

January 19, 2024 Pamela Oliver Black Movement, Police, Racial issues, Research on protest & social movements, Social Movements

General Background The events in Cincinnati were often referred to as the largest riot or rebellion since 1992 in Los Angeles and/or the largest riot or rebellion in Cincinnati since the 1960s. On Saturday April 7 2001, 19 year old Timothy Thomas was shot and killed while running away from