Agence France-Presse quoted Allissa Richardson in an article comparing protests in Los Angeles over the police killing of George Floyd to the unrest following the Rodney King verdict.
The Los Angeles Times interviewed Allissa Richardson about people's willingness to protest — even during a pandemic — for an end to police violence.
In a story on the corporate response to the nationwide George Floyd protests, the Los Angeles Times cited research by the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative on the underrepresentation of people of color as directors of major films.
WSPA-TV interviewed Allissa Richardson on how, while smartphone footage of police violence against Black people can be a powerful tool for holding law enforcement accountable, repeated showing of these videos can be traumatic and exploitative.
Journalism major Reagan Griffin, Jr. penned an essay for The Undefeated calling on white Americans to take action to support the Black community. "Advocate on our behalf in the spaces where we are not and cannot be present," he wrote.
NBC Los Angeles interviewed Allissa Richardson about the effectiveness of economic boycotts in driving societal change.
USA Today quoted Karen North on the influence of Twitter.
Rob Parker wrote an essay for Deadspin on how the killing of George Floyd proves that Colin Kaepernick was right to protest police brutality — a protest that cost him his job.
The Atlantic featured an article by Marc Ambinder on the need for the government to listen to its "doomsday planners" and prepare for issues that could be as crippling as this pandemic.
KCRW-FM's Press Play with Madeleine Brand featured Allissa Richardson on the power of smartphone videos to document police violence against Black people. She was also featured on KNBC-TV.
Dan Birman talks to The Conversation about his new film Murder to Mercy, which tells the story of how Cyntoia Brown won her freedom after being imprisoned for murder at age 16.
KPCC-FM interviewed David Craig about Instagram testing potential new revenue streams, including ads on IGTV.