When Medaria Arradondo became the police chief of Minneapolis, he moved quickly to reform the force's policing tactics. WSJ's Dan Frosch explains why it's easier to change the policies of a police for...Show More
George Floyd’s murder sparks nationwide protests against police brutality and systemic racism, Donald Trump responds by hiding in the White House and tweeting, and Joe Biden ventures out to meet with ...Show More
P.M. Edition for June 1. Minneapolis had been undergoing police reform for years. But the death of George Floyd is exposing more challenges, and jeopardizing the city's optimism for change. Reporter D...Show More
Sam Sinyangwe joins the podcast to discuss police violence data and the politics of the protests that have spread across the country.
As protests rage from Minneapolis to Washington, D.C., how the police are culpable in violence. Why officials are trying to blame outsiders. And a historic launch into space.
Professor Ibram X. Kendi explains how the protests and unrest are a result of black America’s living nightmare and what it will take to wake up. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Learn more about ...Show More
Last week, a white woman called the police on a black birdwatcher in Central Park and police killed a black man in Minneapolis. We talk about how the two events are tied together by a history of racis...Show More
We discuss the nationwide protests over the killing of George Floyd, and how the media is covering, framing, and often becoming part of the story. Michele Norris and David Folkenflik join Meghna Chakr...Show More
Amid a still raging global pandemic, the nation has been reeling over the most recent spate of killings of Black people at the hands of police. Brittany and Eric sit down to process their feelings and...Show More
Amid protests across the country over the killing of George Floyd, a call to make payouts to victims of police misconduct much more transparent to the public. And, some company leaders are acknowledgi...Show More
The images of police killing black men or assaulting protesters are horrifying and disgusting, but they are just the most visible tip of an ugly, ugly iceberg. Before we talk about how far we'll reall...Show More
America is in the grip of a wave of violence not seen in a generation, after yet another death of a black person in police custody. In dozens of cities, anger and exasperation are building, and in so...Show More
In this News Brief we catch up on the patronizing, racist media coverage of protests in Minneapolis.
I am joined by the badass herself, Quinica. Quinica & I address the origination of Black Lives Matter, police brutality and privilege.
This episode contains strong language. Demonstrations have erupted in at least 140 cities across the United States in the days since George Floyd, a black man, died in police custody in Minneapolis. ...Show More
America was founded on the ideal of democracy. Black people fought to make it one. “1619” is a New York Times audio series hosted by Nikole Hannah-Jones. You can find more information about it here. ...Show More
Before 2014, police killings of unarmed Black people weren’t a huge news story. Washington Post reporter Wesley Lowery, Ferguson activist Johnetta Elzie, and host Lewis Raven Wallace look at how media...Show More
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Thomas Jefferson was being served by a slave who was his half brother-in-law WHILE he wrote that “all men are created equal” 🤦🏻♀️ smh. The ending scene of this episode was powerful. This is the Rev...Show More