Black Lives Matter and community policing in Alaska

In the wake of more police shootings of black men, the attacks in Dallas, and subsequent protests nationwide, including in Alaska, the time is ripe to have an open conversation about race and law enforcement in Alaska. Though we’ll be talking specifically about the Black Lives Matter movement, you can’t talk about these topics without touching on the disproportionate number of Alaska Native men who are incarcerated and why that happens.

People way signs in midtown Anchorage in support of Black Lives Matter. (Hillman/Alaska Public Media)
People way signs in midtown Anchorage in support of Black Lives Matter. (Hillman/Alaska Public Media)

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HOST: Anne Hillman

GUESTS:

  • Lt. Denise Rollins – Anchorage Police Dept. Community policing unit
  • Jasmin Smith – community activist and member of Black Lives Matter
  • State Trooper – Colonel James Cockrell
  • Statewide callers

Participate:

  • Call 550-8422 (Anchorage) or 1-800-478-8255 (statewide) during the live broadcast
  • Post your comment before, during or after the live broadcast (comments may be read on air).
  • Send email to talk [at] alaskapublic [dot] org (comments may be read on air)

LIVE Broadcast: Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. on APRN stations statewide.

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Anne Hillman is the healthy communities editor at Alaska Public Media and a host of Hometown, Alaska. Reach her atahillman@alaskapublic.org. Read more about Annehere.

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