The violence and horror of cell phone videos of the recent police shootings of Alton Sterling and PhilandoCastile have galvanized many Americans to question race relations and justice.
We take a look back at iconic civil rights era photos, and then invite a psychologist and criminologist to explore the effect of images of violence, past and present, on our minds and our culture.
Guests:
- Myles Cheadle, co-curator of "Through the Lens," Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
- Susan Wilson, clinical psychologist, UMKC Vice Chancellor of Diversity and Inclusion
- Toya Like, associate professor, UMKC Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology
- José Faus, Kansas City artist and writer, author of poem "I'm here next to you"