George McCalman is an artist and creative director based in San Francisco, who recently published The Illustrated Black History: Honoring the Iconic and the Unseen. He joins us to discuss the process he went through to narrow his list of historical figures from 500 to 145, his artistic process, and what it meant for him … Continued
The Anti-Police Terror Project has redistributed $3.5 million to Black-led community organizations and families impacted by state violence – in this episode we speak with the folks that helped make it happen. Rahel Mekdim Teka and Asia Alman are community organizers and project managers of the Radical Redistribution Fund. They discuss the decision-making process around how to redistribute … Continued
San Francisco Board of Supervisors are set for a final vote on whether to authorize SFPD to use killer robots on Tuesday. We’re joined by Dean Preston, San Francisco Supervisor for District 5 to discuss the policy that would authorize lethal force, why it would be needed, the risks to the community – especially Black and … Continued
Derek Goldman, co-playwright (with Clark Young) and director of “Remember This: The Lesson of Jan Karski,” starring David Straithairn, playing at Berkeley Rep’s Peets Theatre through December 18th, in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky.
The mission of law & disorder is to expose, agitate and build a new world where all of us can thrive. But how do we get there? How do we build a world many of us have only seen in our dreams? That’s where we believe the artists come in. So, each week we feature … Continued
Friday, December 2nd is Mario Woods Angelversary. We speak with Gwen Woods, Mario Woods mother. Mario was killed by SFPD on December 2nd, 2015 in the Bayview neighborhood of San Francisco. He was 26 years old when he was shot by as many as 15 rounds fired by five officers. His murder ignited massive protests, … Continued
We turn our attention to Gulfport, Mississippi where on October 6th, 2022 police murdered 15 year old Jaheim McMillan in front of his four friends in the parking lot of a Dollar Tree Store. Activists are headed to Gulfport the first weekend in December, from across the country to demand the police release the footage … Continued
Law Enforcement in this country kills approximately 1200 people every single year and yet the names of many are never said or known except to their families and friends. What’s more, law enforcement agencies and other state actors harm our community in a myriad of ways that also go unnoticed like profiling, sexually assaulting and … Continued
Musical prodigy Christopher Lovell Jones was just 17 years old when he was gunned down on his mothers porch on New Years Eve 2010 in a tragic episode of street violence. We are joined by his mother, Brenda Grisham, who has been fighting for justice for her son and peace on Oakland’s streets since her … Continued
For three years in Sacramento, the sheriff has been trying to expand their local jail but the community has been pushing back against the jail expansion. In this episode we speak with the co-authors of a statement published in the Sacramento Bee: “Sacramento County wants to expand its troubled downtown jail. That’s a terrible idea.” … Continued
