A lecture by Dr. David Stovall.

This lecture seeks to help us understand the current connection between school closings, destruction of public housing and law enforcement strategies as a form of intentional state-sanctioned violence. Utilizing the theoretical constellation of Critical Race Theory, neoliberal urbanism, and anti-colonialism, Dr. Stovall challenges popularized notions of hyper-violent African-American youth through a discussion of state-based violence in the form of planned instability, and will speak to the work that local organizations are engaging to address concerns of increasing scarcity and displacement.