Abolish the Death Penalty [Part 1/2]

05/18/22 • 21 min

We want to let you know that we're taking a couple weeks off to rest and recharge, but we'll back with The State of Criminal Justice in June. Today, we're sharing a conversation about the death penalty. As always, thank you for your continued support of Black nonprofit media and our work to highlight how the criminal legal system affects Black people. If you haven't already, we'd love for you to support PushBlack with a small monthly donation. You can donate here.

The death penalty is an outdated, racist, and barbaric practice that sets the United States apart from the rest of the globe. It’s not about justice, it’s about state sponsored murder. This part 1 of a 2 part conversation.

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“Black-On-Black Crime” Isn't An Actual Thing

We want to let you know that we're taking a couple weeks off to rest and recharge, but we'll back with The State of Criminal Justice in June. Today, we're sharing a wonderful conversation we had with Charles Preston about the myth of Black-on-Black crime. As always, thank you for your continued support of Black nonprofit media and our work to highlight how the criminal legal system affects Black people. If you haven't already, we'd love for you to support PushBlack with a small monthly donation. You can donate here.

The myth of Black-on-Black crime has long created false narratives portraying Black America as being prone to violence. However, Black people aren’t exceptionally violent, we’re exceptionally marginalized. Abolition has answers to help us dispel the lies and change our conditions.

Guest: Charles Preston, activist-organizer, published writer, artist, and spacemaker

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Abolish the Death Penalty - [Part 2/2]

We want to let you know that we're taking a couple weeks off to rest and recharge, but we'll back with The State of Criminal Justice in June. Today, we're sharing the second part of a conversation about the death penalty. As always, thank you for your continued support of Black nonprofit media and our work to highlight how the criminal legal system affects Black people. If you haven't already, we'd love for you to support PushBlack with a small monthly donation. You can donate here.

The death penalty is a carceral non-solution to societal problems that won’t be solved by punishment. Abolitionists know we have to address violence at the root, not through state violence. This part 2 of a 2 part conversation. Check out part 1 here.