Deeper Look from New York — Season 1, Episode 5: What Will it Take to Stop Racism and Police Brutality?: Damon Hewitt / Executive Vice President, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

Episode synopsis

The killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers prompted tens of thousands of people to protest in cities across the U.S. and around the world. While violence and looting erupted in some areas, incidents of law enforcement officers using force on peaceful demonstrators have been witnessed, triggering debate not only about racial discrimination, but also about the role of police in our society. We asked civil rights lawyer, Damon Hewitt, how we can stop racism and police brutality.

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A cutting-edge dialogue from NHK WORLD-JAPAN's New York studio. Covers the hot issue: from politics, economy, social matters, international situation or cultural topics.

More episodes from Season 1

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• E2What's Happening in Emergency Rooms: Tsion Firew / Doctor of Emergency Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center, Special Advisor to the Ministry of Health in Ethiopia
• E3Fighting Coronavirus in Africa: Tsion Firew / Special Advisor to the Ministry of Health in Ethiopia, Doctor of Emergency Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center
• E4What Does the Post-Pandemic Labor Market Look Like?: Erica Groshen / Labor Economist, Cornell University/Former Commissioner of the US Bureau of Labor Statistics
• E6How Has the Pandemic Changed U.S. Higher Education?: Robert Franek / Editor-in-Chief, The Princeton Review
• E7Transportation and the Pandemic: Sarah Kaufman / Associate Director, New York University Rudin Center for Transportation
• E82020 US Presidential Election Outlook: Rachel Bitecofer / Senior Fellow, Niskanen Center
• E975-years on, Is the World Safer from Nuclear Threat?: Daryl Kimball / Executive Director, Arms Control Association
• E10Fighting Anti-Asian Racism: Russell Jeung / Professor of Asian American Studies, San Francisco State University
• E11Is it the Right Time to Reopen Schools?: Borhene Chakroun / Director, Division for Policies and Lifelong Learning Systems, UNESCO
• E12When Could a COVID-19 Vaccine Be Ready?: William Moss / Executive Director, International Vaccine Access Center, Johns Hopkins University
• E13Securing Equitable Distribution of COVID-19 Vaccines: William Moss / Executive Director, International Vaccine Access Center, Johns Hopkins University