LEARN THE
FUNDAMENTALS

Four lessons for new advocates

Understand the history of American police violence and learn how to pressure local decision makers to create policies that end brutality and secure accountability.

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Lesson 01
5 min

The Origin of Fear

Explore how anxiety around resistance became the foundation of white fear.

10 min

The Many Faces of Policing

Meet the previous enforcers of brutality.

6 min

The Right to Kill

Examine how local laws and policies have shielded brutality.

12 min

The Codes of Conduct

Decode the bias in our social contracts that normalize brutality.

4 min

The Power of Propaganda

Decipher how language, arts, and culture sell Black dehumanization.

Lesson 02
02 min

The Birth of Brutality: The Introduction

5 min

The Origin of Fear

Explore how anxiety around resistance became the foundation of white fear.

10 min

The Many Faces of Policing

Meet the previous enforcers of brutality.

6 min

The Right to Kill

Examine how local laws and policies have shielded brutality.

12 min

The Codes of Conduct

Decode the bias in our social contracts that normalize brutality.

4 min

The Power of Propaganda

Decipher how language, arts, and culture sell Black dehumanization.

Lesson 03
02 min

The Birth of Brutality: The Introduction

5 min

The Origin of Fear

Explore how anxiety around resistance became the foundation of white fear.

10 min

The Many Faces of Policing

Meet the previous enforcers of brutality.

6 min

The Right to Kill

Examine how local laws and policies have shielded brutality.

12 min

The Codes of Conduct

Decode the bias in our social contracts that normalize brutality.

4 min

The Power of Propaganda

Decipher how language, arts, and culture sell Black dehumanization.

Lesson 04
02 min

The Birth of Brutality: The Introduction

5 min

The Origin of Fear

Explore how anxiety around resistance became the foundation of white fear.

10 min

The Many Faces of Policing

Meet the previous enforcers of brutality.

6 min

The Right to Kill

Examine how local laws and policies have shielded brutality.

12 min

The Codes of Conduct

Decode the bias in our social contracts that normalize brutality.

4 min

The Power of Propaganda

Decipher how language, arts, and culture sell Black dehumanization.