Reformation of Policing and Systemic Racism
Chautauqua Lecture Series • 1h 7m
Originally broadcast at 10:45 a.m. EDT Monday, July 6, 2020.
Cedric Alexander joins Michael Hill in conversation on the need for police reform in the U.S.
Alexander served over four decades in law enforcement and public service, Cedric Alexander is the former Chief of Police in DeKalb County, Ga., former president of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, and former member of President Barack Obama's Task Force on 21st Century Policing.
Hill serves as the president of Chautauqua Institution.
About Chautauqua Institution: Chautauqua Institution is a community on the shores of Chautauqua Lake in southwestern New York state that comes alive each summer with a unique mix of fine and performing arts, lectures, interfaith worship and programs, and recreational activities. As a community, we celebrate, encourage and study the arts and treat them as integral to all of learning, and we convene the critical conversations of the day to advance understanding through civil dialogue. CHQ Assembly is the online expression of Chautauqua Institution's mission.
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