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New essay in The Atlantic

This Sunday I wrote a piece for The Atlantic, which called for media outlets to report more humanely on Black victims of police brutality.

researchAllissa V. Richardson, PhDAugust 31, 2020essay, The Atlantic, research, smartphone witnessing, police brutality, trauma, social justice

Allissa invited to Harvard

Harvard Law School invited me to join its prestigious Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society as a 2020-2021 fellow!

researchAllissa V. Richardson, PhDJuly 14, 2020Harvard, fellowship, archives, mobile journalism, Black witnessing, social media, social justice, cultural memory, cultural preservation, journalism, newsreels