Episode 2.15: Don't Write Me a Check

The last week of May was draining. The murder of George Floyd under the knee of the Minneapolis police was set up by Amy Cooper's 911 call and stalled justice for Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and many others. Don and Amy reflect on the barrage of events since their previous conversation, including the resulting protests of police brutality around the world and the outcome of policing tactics on display. They also revisit the continued presence of white supremacists in the local farmers market, a year after protests began, and explore a possible solution for institutionalize racism: reparations.

Additional resources:

• "David Clarke says Michelle Obama said she was proud of U.S. only after Barack Obama became president" (Politifact, by Tom Kertscher, February 23, 2017)
  https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/feb/23/david-clarke-jr/david-clarke-says-michelle-obama-said-she-was-prou/ 

   

• "Trump risks potential backlash from evangelicals with 'tone-deaf' Bible photo-op" (CNN, by Michael Warren, June 3, 2020)
  https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/03/politics/trump-evangelicals-church-protests/index.html 

   

• "Louisville police shoot reporter with pepper bullets during protest on live TV" (CBS News, by Li Cohen, May 30, 2020)
  https://www.cbsnews.com/news/louisville-police-shoot-reporter-with-pepper-bullets-during-protest-on-live-tv/ 

   

• "This one image explains what’s happening at the anti-racism protests" (Fast Company, by David Lidsky, June 2, 2020)
  https://www.fastcompany.com/90512109/this-one-image-explains-whats-happening-at-the-anti-racism-protests 

   

• "Youth pastor claims he was kidnapped by black men to avoid admitting why he was in a hotel room" (LGBTQ Nation, by Bil Browning, May 25, 2020)
  https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/05/youth-pastor-claims-kidnapped-black-men-avoid-admitting-hotel-room/ 

   

• "Florida mother who claimed her son was kidnapped by 2 Black men is seen on surveillance video trying to drown him before later killing him." (Black Enterprise, by Cedric 'BIG CED' Thornton, May 27, 2020)
  https://www.blackenterprise.com/florida-mother-who-claimed-her-son-was-kidnapped-by-2-black-men-is-seen-on-surveillance-video-trying-to-drown-him-before-later-killing-him/ 

   

• "Amy Cooper’s 911 call is part of an all-too-familiar pattern" (Vox, by Anna North May 26, 2020)
  https://www.vox.com/2020/5/26/21270699/amy-cooper-franklin-templeton-christian-central-park 

   

• "All four former officers involved in George Floyd's killing now face charges" (CNN, by Josh Campbell, Sara Sidner and Eric Levenson, June 4, 2020)
  https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/03/us/george-floyd-officers-charges/index.html 

   

• "Minnesota governor personally apologizes to CNN reporter arrested while covering protests" (CNN, by Veronica Stracqualursi, June 3, 2020)
  https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/03/politics/tim-walz-apology-omar-jimenez-george-floyd/index.html 

   

• "6 Atlanta Officers Charged After Body Cam Footage Shows Them Using Tasers on Black College Students" (People, by Gabrielle Chung, June 2, 2020)
  https://people.com/crime/atlanta-officers-charged-after-body-cam-footage-shows-them-using-taser-on-black-students/ 

   

• "Louisville fires its police chief over handling of fatal shooting during protest" (CNN, by Evan McMorris-Santoro, Kevin Brunelli and Theresa Waldrop, June 2, 2020)
  https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/01/us/louisville-protests-man-shot-dead/index.html 

   

• "A white bar owner in Omaha shot and killed a black protester. He won't face charges." (CBS News, by Sophie Lewis, June 3, 2020)
  https://www.cbsnews.com/news/james-scurlock-black-protester-shot-jacob-gardner-white-bar-owner-protest/ 

   

• "George Floyd protests in Pa. being hijacked by white supremacists, state official says" (York Daily Record, by Candy Woodall, June 2, 2020)
  https://www.ellwoodcityledger.com/news/20200602/george-floyd-protests-in-pa-being-hijacked-by-white-supremacists-state-official-says/3 

   

• "France not racist state, Macron spokesperson says after Paris protest" (The Guardian, by Kim Willsher, June 3, 2020)
  https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/03/clashes-at-paris-protest-against-racism-and-police-violence 

   

• "Cause of death: COVID-19, police violence or racism?" (Los Angeles Times, by Melissa Healy, June 2, 2020)
  https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2020-06-02/cause-of-death-covid-19-police-violence-or-racism 

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