In the wake of racial justice movements across the country, the State of Michigan and some of its communities have been implementing new public safety and criminal justice policies. The perspective of Michigan's local government, public safety, and p...
Join the Ford School's Center for Racial Justice for a conversation with our 2025-2026 Visiting Fellows. The Fellows will discuss their work challenging dominant narratives around race, power, and place, with perspectives on suburban life, policing, and the role of art in social change.
How did broad social backlash to Black liberation movements of the 1950s and 1960s grant police unions the power to dictate the policy and culture of municipal policing?
