Race plays a tremendous role in how riots or protests are covered and policed. There's no doubt about this. But the motivation for riots or protests plays a huge role too. When the reason for rioting actually threatens the system you can be guaranteed it'll be called a riot regardless of race. And it will receive equal police brutality. Occupy Wall Street is the most recent example of some primarily white crowds being causally assaulted by police.
So really, all riot-like behaviour by PoC gets called a riot, but only riot-like behaviour by whites that is radical or significantly anti-establishment is called a riot, I suppose
NeoliberalismKills wrote
Race plays a tremendous role in how riots or protests are covered and policed. There's no doubt about this. But the motivation for riots or protests plays a huge role too. When the reason for rioting actually threatens the system you can be guaranteed it'll be called a riot regardless of race. And it will receive equal police brutality. Occupy Wall Street is the most recent example of some primarily white crowds being causally assaulted by police.