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Podcast: Commonwealth Club of California Podcast
Episode: Ruha Benjamin: Viral Justice
Description: Ruha Benjamin has been called one of the country's most insightful scholars on issues related to race, technology and justice. In her new book, Viral Justice, Benjamin explores—in a very personal way—two social issues that have received extensive attention over the past two years: police violence and the pandemic of COVID-19. For Prof. Benjamin, these two issues existed in tandem for a reason: they are both public health crises that festered and continue to fester because they are both built on unjust systems.Benjamin examines the converging plagues of COVID-19 and police violence, mapping the multip...