On today’s show, the Karmelo Anthony verdict and sentencing and its reverberation through the Black community. Then, the Buffalo Police Department is headed to trial for placing hundreds of checkpoints in Black & Brown communities leading to thousands of unconstitutional stops. Also and update on the Oakland Police Commission; plus celebrating Caribbean-American heritage month! We are going to be joined by Merissa Lyons from Coco Breeze.
Dr. Melina Abdullah is a professor and the chair of pan-African studies at Cal State Los Angeles, as well as the co-founder of the Los Angeles chapter of Black Lives Matter and co-founder of Black Lives Matter Grassroots.
Chinyere Ezie is Senior Staff Attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights
Police Commission Update
Millie Cleveland is on the steering committee for the Coalition of Police Accountability.
Celebrating Caribbean-American heritage month! We are going to be joined by Merissa Lyons from Coco Breeze.
Our Resistance in Residence artist this week is Jamaica-based reggae artist Tuff Like Iron (https://tufflikeiron.org/)
Announcement
The APTP Care Not Cops International Conference
June 26-28 in Sacramento and Online
Workshops, Keynote speakers and Trainings on how to build and live in a world rooted in care and not the carceral state. Concert on June 26th and resources fair, performers and more. FREE Registration at antipoliceterrorproject.org
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