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Emerald Garner, Daughter of Eric Garner, responds to NYPD firing the officer that killed him, after 5 years; Plus: Gov Newsom signs first police use of force standard into law

0:08 – 1 in 1,000 black men and boys can expect to be killed by police, according to a new study.

We speak with Frank Edwards (@frankalready), Assistant Professor in the School of Criminal Justice at Rutgers University – Newark, and co-author of a new study titled: “Risk of being killed by police use of force in the United States by age, race–ethnicity, and sex” published in the the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Patrisse Cullors is an artist, organizer, and freedom fighter from Los Angeles, CA. Cofounder of Black Lives Matter and founder of Dignity and Power Now, she is also a performance artist, popular public speaker, and a New York Times bestselling author.

0:15 – NYPD (finally) fires Officer Panteleo for killing Eric Garner

We’re joined by Emerald Garner (@emerald_snipes) the youngest daughter of Eric Garner on what the firing means for her, her family, the legacy of her father, and the movement to end police brutality.

0:34 – Back to School: Affordability crisis hitting teachers

Peter Cohen is co-director of Council of Community Housing Organizations, a San Francisco-based association of affordable housing developers and advocacy organizations (@SF_CCHO) They just published a new report: Who Will Teach our Children? Housing the Bay Area’s Educators.

Susan Solomon is President of United Educators of San Francisco (@UESF)

1:08 – KPFA News: Police officers involved in deadly shootings in the state of California will soon be held to a higher standard after a new bill was signed into law updating the state’s use of force policies. Scott Baba reports.

1:12 – Cat’s commentary: the passage of the bill was a culmination of two years of work by impacted families, community organizers, and lawmakers – combatting serious opposition from law enforcement.

1:17 – Marvin X is a poet, playwright, and essayist, and a renowned voice of the Black Arts Movement or BAM of the 1960s and 1970s. He’s published over 30 books, including plays, poems and anthologies, and continues to work as an activist, educator, writer, and producer. His latest book is Notes of Artistic Freedom Fighter Marvin X.

 

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