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Dr. Umair Shah, Secretary of the Washington State Department of Health, speaks on the decision by Governor Inslee to reopen the state on June 30 and answers audience questions surrounding this declaration.

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One year after the murder of George Floyd, the reckoning over race in America continues. The mass protests that followed the killing of Floyd included calls for the end of policing as we know it and demanded that we reexamine systemic inequities. A year later, we look back with one of our region’s most famously frank athletes, and one of its most compelling young organizers, to ask the question: How much has actually changed in America?

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The Crosscut Festival brings together journalists, politicians, authors, and newsmakers from our community and across the nation to take a hard look at the people, policy and events that shape our lives. 2021's event featured speakers including Jane Goodall, Ibram X. Kendi, Nancy Pelosi, Judy Woodruff, Rick Steves, Pramila Jayapal, Robert Reich and many more. Click here to view all recordings!