This is the trailer for Let's Give This Some Thought, a podcast for and by communities of critical thinkers. In this episode,  Vilna Bashi Treitler, professor of sociology in the Department of Black Studies at the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB), and a visual artist, talks about the context in which she and her students put together the episodes for Season 1. 

For further reading, and references to the facts and statistics discussed in this episode, please check out these articles:

"After this summer’s protests, Americans think differently about race. That could last for generations." Washington Post

"This summer’s Black Lives Matter protesters were overwhelmingly peaceful, our research finds" Washington Post

"What to know about Breonna Taylor's death"  New York Times

"Say Her Name: How The Fight For Racial Justice Can Be More Inclusive Of Black Women" National Public Radio

"Far-Right Groups Are Behind Most U.S. Terrorist Attacks, Report Finds" New York Times

THE COLOR OF CORONAVIRUS: COVID-19 DEATHS BY RACE AND ETHNICITY IN THE U.S. APM Research

"Health Equity Considerations and Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups" Center for Disease Control

Each guest host's opinions are theirs alone, and do not represent UCSB. 

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