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Race, Policing, and Protest: A Resource Guide

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race
racism
racial profiling
racial inequality
race relations
racial conflict
civil rights
institutional racism
racism and the united states
oppression
social justice
policing
police brutality
police tactics
police shootings
police militarization
police training
community policing
complaints against police
discrimination in law enforcement
criminal justice system
mass incarceration
protests
non-violent protest
riots*
demonstrations
Black Lives Matter (Movement)
youth protest movements
urban development and white flight

*Remember that although some search terms may be distasteful, you must think about what words the articles you are hoping to find would use to talk about an issue. Sometimes that means searching for words that you would not use yourself.

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