Protests erupted in Charlotte, N.C. this week over the police shooting death of Keith Scott, a black man. Scott’s death occurred less than a week after a white police officer shot and killed Terence Crutcher in Tulsa, Okla.
Recently, several NFL players have begun kneeling during the national anthem as a sign of protest in response to police brutality. And six Rock Island High School football players took a knee during the national anthem last Friday.
Political analyst Dr. Chris Whitt, chair of the political science department at Augustana College, talks with Jay Pearce about how racial tension is playing out in politics — and how it might be addressed in the presidential debate coming up on Monday night.
Every other Friday or so from now until the November election, we'll talk with Dr. Whitt about the national and local races from a Quad Cities perspective. You can hear all our conversations here.
