The Movement for Black Lives, created in 2016, is a nationwide coalition of activist groups intended to establish a united political front against the systemic and targeted violence against black bodies in the US. Patrisse Cullors, co-founder of Black Lives Matter, author of a memoir called When They Call You A Terrorist is interviewed by Cat Brooks about her memoir and the movement. Raha Jorjani, an attorney who works on immigration cases for the Alameda County Public Defender’s office, speaks with UpFront about the Oakland Police Departments wrongful refusal of U-Visa status to 25 immigrants in 2017. A billboard in downtown Berkeley that reads “Where’s My Berkeley Cop” speaks to the staffing shortage that Berkeley Police Department is facing. Andrea Pritchett, co-founder of Berkeley Copwatch and Chris Stines, president of the Berkeley Police Association join UpFront to discuss the issue. Blaire Brody, Author of The New Wild West, gives us a peek into a North Dakota town taken over by fracking.