weekend's ivette feliciano spoke with civil rights lawyer and founder of the equal justice initiative bryan stevenson about the racial implications of the violent event. >> reporter: bryan, some of what we saw at the capitol riot last week includes what for many are very painful images-- nooses, confederate flags, violent threats written on the walls of the capitol building. how do violent demonstrations like this impact communities of color, specifically black communities? >> well, i think it is particularly upsetting to africaamericans who have witnessed very different responses torotests throughout our lives. i grew up watching civil rights leaders who were committed to non-violence, peacefully gathering and still get battered and beaten by law enforcement. there was a presumption of dangerousness assigned to black and brown people that would manifest itself during civil rights demonstrations. and, you know, black folks would put on their sunday best. they would try everything they could to present themselves as non-violent, non-threatening, just seeking basic rights. and still, they would get bat

the same could be said ofjust mercy, the real—life drama adapted from a 2014 memoir by activist bryan stevensonnce and dispossessed inmates of death row, just mercy opened in the uk injanuary, publicised with posters emblazoned with quotes justifying and extolling the film's oscar—worthy performances. and its absence from the academy's nominations injanuary demonstrated that the #oscarssowhite hashtag, which dates back to 2015, still had legs in 2020. get on the ground! keep your hands where we can see them. why is he under arrest? what is your badge number? just chill, just chill! i'm reaching for my cell phone! there was no oscar recognition eitherfor queen & slim, with eye—catching leads from daniel kaluuya and rising star jodie turner—smith as outlaws on the run against a backdrop of racially divided modern america. thank you for bringing us this far. thank you for this journey. police! no matter how it ends. and in a year when the oscar best director nominations were once again all male, there was nothing for chinonye chukwu, who in 2019 became the first black woman to win the us dramatic