Police brutality disproportionately affects Black communities and can cause numerous adverse effects, including depression, anxiety and trauma.
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Assistant Professor of Journalism, Emerson College
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Visiting Professor of Journalism, Emerson College
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Assistant Professor, Emerson College
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Assistant Professor of Argumentation & Advocacy, Emerson College
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Assistant Professor of Science, Emerson College
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Affiliated Faculty, Visual and Media Arts & Comedic Arts, Emerson College
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Associate Professor, Emerson College
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Professor of Performing Arts, Emerson College
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Associate Professor of Visual and Media Arts, Emerson College
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Assistant Director, Comedic Arts, Emerson College
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Emerson College
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Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, Emerson College
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Emerson College
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Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director for Journalism, Emerson College
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Professor of Anthropology, Religion and Transnational Studies, Institute for Liberal Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies, Emerson College
