Justice for Ahmaud Arbery (with State Senator Bill Ferguson)

05/12/20 • 65 min

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Content Warning: Violence. This week, DeRay, Brittany, Sam, and Clint discuss social distancing arrests, Ahmaud Arbery's murder, pandemic-influenced police violence, and a Sioux tribe's fight with South Dakota's governor. Then, DeRay sits down with Maryland State Senator Bill Ferguson to explore what it means to be a legislator facing 2020's unexpected problems.

Show links

ProPublica - Early Data Shows Black People Are Being Disproportionally Arrested for Social Distancing Violations

CNN - Sioux tribe rejects South Dakota governor request to remove Covid-19 checkpoints

NYT - Georgia Killing Puts Spotlight on a Police Force’s Troubled History

The New Yorker - How Racism Is Shaping the Coronavirus Pandemic

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ProPublica - Early Data Shows Black People Are Being Disproportionally Arrested for Social Distancing Violations

CNN - Sioux tribe rejects South Dakota governor request to remove Covid-19 checkpoints

NYT - Georgia Killing Puts Spotlight on a Police Force’s Troubled History

The New Yorker - How Racism Is Shaping the Coronavirus Pandemic

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Show Notes

Ohio and their efforts to eliminate workers receiving unemployment thwarted by a hacker

Connections with incarcerated parents is easier with a new app developed by a teen

What African nations are teaching everyone about fighting COVID

5 facts about black Democrats