If you want to learn more about police brutality and racial justice, these programs are essential viewing

Trayvon Martin’s shooting death in 2012 sparked the Black Lives Matter movement; When They See Us highlights how police, news media, and the criminal justice system convict without evidence; and the story of Kalief Browder reveals the ways in which Black people and Latinos are punished by the judicial system. Hello! Right now, a lot of Americans are looking to learn about racial justice and understand how to be better allies and do more to support Black men and women and fight against racism in America. You can text DEMANDS to 55156 to sign Color of Change's petition to reform policing, and visit [blacklivesmatters.carrd.co]( for more ways to donate, sign petitions, and protest safely. Below, we’re also recommending several programs we think are essential to learn more about police brutality and racial justice in the United States. These are tonight’s picks, but these are also tomorrow’s picks, and every day’s picks until there’s real change. [For even more recommendations on the topic, click here](. –TV Guide Editors [Your Watch This Now! newsletter is created by Senior Recommendations and Reviews Editor Tim Surette and more show-obsessed editors at TV Guide!]( THE SPARK THAT STARTED A MOVEMENT [Woman Reading]( [Rest In Power: The Trayvon Martin Story]( Paramount Network (Cable login required) The 2012 shooting of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed Black boy who was killed by George Zimmerman in so-called self-defense, is pried open in this six-part documentary that examines the case that served as the catalyst for the Black Lives Matter movement. Martin’s parents, as well as activists and others central to the case, detail how Zimmerman, accusing Martin of a crime that never happened, chased him down and ultimately ended his life but was not charged with criminal offenses due to Florida's "stand your ground" laws. –Malcolm Venable [Manscaped Ad]( SPONSORED [20% Off The Best Male Grooming Brand]( Exclusively for TV Guide readers: get 20% + free shipping on premium men's hygiene products with code GUIDE. [SHOP NOW]( TO LEARN MORE ABOUT BLACK LIVES MATTER [Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement]( Now on Amazon Prime Black Lives Matter has been called the new civil rights movement; it's also been called a terrorist organization. This docuseries, initially released on BET but now available on Amazon, explains the origins of the movement and what it's really all about. If you’re looking to learn more, start here. –Malcolm Venable AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT THE EXONERATED FIVE [When They See Us]( Now on Netflix The gripping Netflix miniseries When They See Us, from Ava DuVernay, dramatized the case of the Exonerated Five (previously called the "Central Park Five") — a group of Black and Latino teens who were wrongfully convicted in 1989 of raping and assaulting a woman in Central Park. That conviction was overturned in 2002 only after the real assailant came forward, but the case became a real-time study of how police, the criminal justice system, and the news media tried and convicted boys of color despite a glaring lack of evidence. It's a sobering, upsetting, and phenomenal piece of television, and Jharrel Jerome's [Emmy-winning performance]( will haunt you. –Malcolm Venable TO LEARN ABOUT JUDICIAL AND CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM FAILURES [Time: The Kalief Browder Story]( Now on Netflix This six-part series examines the case of Kalief Browder, a 16-year-old from the Bronx accused of stealing a backpack in 2009. He was sent to the notorious Rikers Island prison without trial, and, unable to afford bail, placed in solitary confinement for two years of his three-year stay. Upon his release at age 22, Browder died by suicide — a death advocates say was due to the mental, physical, and sexual abuse he endured in prison. His family settled a suit with New York City for $3.3 million in 2019, but, as this series explains, his imprisonment highlighted troubling ways black and Latino people are punished in the judicial and correctional systems. –Malcolm Venable TO LEARN ABOUT SYSTEMIC RACISM [Just Mercy]( Free on digital platforms, including Amazon Prime Just Mercy tells the real life story of Bryan Stevenson (portrayed by Michael B. Jordan), a defense attorney who fought to free the wrongfully convicted Walter McMillian (Jamie Foxx), who was charged with the murder of a white woman in 1988 despite zero evidence and sentenced to death row. It is based on the memoir of Stevenson, who founded the [Equal Justice Initiative](. Warner Bros. has made the film free on digital platforms for all of June with the purpose of educating the public about systemic racism in America. The film is not always easy to watch, but it’s necessary to see how deeply rooted racism is in the criminal justice system. –Kaitlin Thomas [Unsubscribe]( | [View online]( ©2020 CBS Interactive | All Rights Reserved. CBS Interactive - [235 2nd St., San Francisco, CA 94105](#) [Privacy Policy]( | [Terms and Conditions](