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Geography for Inclusion

Geographers Make a Difference

The AAG has an obligation to illuminate the importance of geography to our elected officials as they work toward comprehensive and systemic change. Our nation’s history with race is intertwined with geography at every chapter, and public policy that aims to advance equality and rectify deep-seated injustice must take into account geospatial history and context.


On the Forces that Shape Police Brutality

Read AAG’s letter to members about geographers’ roles in recognizing and documenting the structural biases that lead to police brutality.

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AAG’s Statement on Academic Freedom

AAG stands with our colleagues, scholars, and students in the face of state-sponsored attacks on diversity initiatives and on critical studies of racial inequity across the U.S.

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Resources

Photograph entitled "Volunteer Bridge" by Tyre Nichols; the image shows the Hernando De Soto Bridge lit up in the evening in Memphis, Tennessee

Peruse a Resource List That Illuminates Issues of Police Brutality
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Image of The Children of Whitney, a series of sculptures created by artist Woodrow Nash in the Antioch Church

AAG Journal Articles on Black Geographies and Racial Justice
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Photo of Jovan Scott Lewis by Beth LaBerge, KQED

Member Profile: Jovan Scott Lewis
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Maps

Screenshot of Esri StoryMap Covid-19 & the Black Community by Black Girls M.A.P.P. and People for the People

The Lines that Shape our Cities
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Screenshot of Esri StoryMap Covid-19 & the Black Community by Black Girls M.A.P.P. and People for the People

Covid-19 & the Black Community
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Screenshot of Esri StoryMap GIS for Racial Equity and Justice

GIS for Racial Equity & Justice
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