Video footage of George Floyd, a black Minneapolis man, dying under the knee of a white police officer has provoked nationwide uproar from protestors seeking to end systematic racism, and it's also sparked a new public seminar from the University of Miami School of Law.

The law school will host an interactive discussion on Zoom on Tuesday titled "Racist Police Brutality and the Role of Law, Lawyers and Law Enforcement in the Problem and its Solutions."

The class will run from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. and is open to everyone.

UM Law Dean Anthony Varona and incoming President of Miami's Black Law Students Association Ronnie Graham will lead the discussion, which will feature renowned experts on race and law.

Among them: American University Washington College of Law professor Angela J. Davis, a criminal law expert and author of "Policing the Black Man." UM professors on the panel include Donna Coker, who specializes in criminal law, gender and race inequality; Charlton Copeland, who teaches classes on civil procedure, federal courts and administrative law; Osamudia James, who specializes in education and race and the law; and Donald M. Jones, who focuses on constitutional and criminal law and has authored books on civil and political rights including "Race, Sex and Suspicion: The Myth of the Black Male."

UM has encouraged attendees to ask questions and share their thoughts, as the speakers will be asking big questions about why racist police brutality incidents keep happening, why previous attempts to address the problem have failed and what role prosecutors and other lawyers play in addressing the issue.

Attendees can register by clicking this link.

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