Two experts on gender, race and law enforcement guests on next Conversations on Race and Policing

Madeline Stenersen, St. Louis University assistant professor of psychology, and Cassandra Young, University of Denver assistant professor of gender and women’s studies, are experts on a wide range of topics related to related to gender, race, and law enforcement, including the criminalization of victims of sex trafficking, and police harassment and violence toward sex workers.

They will share their expertise at the next Conversations on Race and Policing at noon on Wednesday, March 26. The program is free and open to the public, and will be presented on the program’s Zoom page.

The Conversations on Race and Policing program began after the murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, and its aftermath. Floyd, a Black man, was killed by a white Minneapolis police officer, triggering extensive protests, demands for systemic reform in policing, and profound dialogues on race and racism. This also led to the inception of Cal State San Bernardino’s Conversations on Race and Policing, abbreviated as CoRP.

In subsequent court cases, three other former Minneapolis police officers implicated in Floyd’s death were given prison sentences.

The series has featured scholars, journalists, law enforcement officers, lawyers, activists, artists, educators, administrators and others from throughout the nation who shared their experience and expertise on issues related to race and policing.

More than 110 forums have taken place since, and video recordings of the sessions are posted online on the Conversations on Race and Policing Lecture Series Archive. 

Upcoming programs, which take place at noon on Wednesdays (unless otherwise noted) include:

• April 9, film screening of “Breaking Barriers,” with Danny Murillo, co-founder of the Berkeley Underground Scholars, which creates a pathway for incarcerated, formerly incarcerated and system impacted individuals into higher education.
• April 23, Simon Balto, University of Wisconsin-Madison associate professor of history, author of “Occupied Territory: Policing Black Chicago from Red Summer to Black Power.”
• April 30, Alison Phipps, Newcastle University, United Kingdom, professor of sociology, on “Sexual Violence as a Pretext for Disposal: Rape, Race and Carcerality.”

The series organizers currently include CSUSB faculty, staff, alumni, and community members, as well as collaborators from other institutions: Amber Broaden (CSUSB and CSU Dominguez Hills, psychology), Stan Futch (president, Westside Action Group), Michael German (Brennan Center for Justice), Robie Madrigal (Pfau Library), Jeremy Murray (CSUSB History), Matt Patino (Crafton Hills College adjunct faculty and CSUSB alumnus), and Mary Texeira (CSUSB sociology).

For more information, contact Madrigal at rmadriga@csusb.edu or Murray at jmurray@csusb.edu.

Also visit the Conversations on Race and Policing webpage.