Join us for a discussion with Dr. Simon Balto (University of Wisconsin-Madison, History). Find Dr. Balto's personal page here, and more information about his extensive scholarly writing and journalism. Dr. Balto's book, Occupied Territory: Policing Black Chicago from Red Summer to Black Power (U. of Chicago, 2019) won the 2019 Hooks National Book Award from the Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change at the University of Memphis.

Series organizers (alphabetical) are Amber Broaden (CSUSB and CSU Dominguez Hills, Psychology), Stan Futch (President, Westside Action Group), Michael German (Brennan Center for Justice), Robie Madrigal (Pfau Library), Dr. Jeremy Murray (CSUSB History), Matt Patino (Crafton Hills College Adjunct Faculty), Dr. Mary Texeira (CSUSB Sociology). Click here to view previous panels in the Conversations on Race and Policing series (link).