FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7
9:30 - 11:00 COLOR BARS: RACE, POLICE CONDUCT AND THE
CAMERA’S EYE
// HOLEMAN LOUNGE
Race is a critical factor in American life. It plays a disproportionate role in the
criminal justice system, where African Americans are overwhelmingly represented
as victims and suspects, felons and prisoners. Since 1991, when an eyewitness
camera caught the encounter between an unknown taxi driver, Rodney King, and
members of the Los Angeles police force, cameras have become a ubiquitous
presence, capturing scenes that challenge police accounts of encounters with black
men and women that end in violence or death. From a long-form documentary
on the rapid militarization of the police force in