Defunding police — BLM — The Catalyst Project

Black Lives Word Cloud

By: Logan Amos

The CatalystAugust 30, 2020BLM, Black Lives Matter, Police Brutality, Police Reform, Defunding policeComment

Black Lives Matter Collage

By: Emily Qian

Black Lives Matter is movement started to protest against police brutality against the African Americans in the United States. After the death of George Floyd, a man who was killed while at the hands of the police, protests and riots have started in more attempts to stop what has been happening. These pictures depict protests from around the nation.

The CatalystJuly 29, 2020BLM, Black Lives Matter, Police Brutality, Police Reform, Defunding policeComment

Defunding the Police vs Police Reform

By: Ela

Police reform involves beginning transparency in how police departments function. Many politicians are calling for police reform, meanwhile many protesters are chanting, “NO JUSTICE, NO PEACE, DEFUND THE POLICE!”

BLM: Read more about the BLM movement and activism.

Eva’s capstone project, described by Eva;

My page is about understanding the social inequalities of shaker heights. Holistically, shaker heights succeeds national standards in

average income, health insurance, and poverty percentage. However, this affluence does not apply to all of our community. IN my

project I use public 202 cencus data to find this divide. I also investigate the history of shaker heights to understand why this has

happened.

Project brief video;

Why explore inequalities of Shaker Heights?

Learn more here; links worth a look!