Showing posts with label Lenora Hanson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lenora Hanson. Show all posts

Wednesday, 20 August 2014

Ferguson: breaking out of post-racial hypnosis

This interview with George Ciccariello-Maher (GCM) by Anna Curcio and Lenora Hanson was originally published on CommonWare (CW). ROAR Magazine

CW: Our first question has to do with the way that Ferguson exploded after Michael Brown’s murder and the police response. What are the social dynamics that led to and preceded these intense riots? What led to the uprising of the black community and how can you explain the violence of the police response there?