7:34 – Robert Boyle, the attorney for Herman Bell, a member of the Black Panther Party who was arrested in 1973 for allegedly killing two New York police officers. Spending over 45 years in jail, his request for parole was recently granted, a move which is facing staunch opposition.
Mumia Abu-Jamal, former member of the Black Panther Party and current political prisoner, arrested in 1981 for the alleged killing of a police officer. His latest book is Have Black Lives Ever Mattered.
8:08 – Mohamed Shehk, with the Stop Urban Shield Coalition. The Alameda Board of Supervisors is set to vote on the Urban Shield program Tuesday, March 27.
8:34 – Tanya Faison, founder of the Sacramento chapter of Black Lives Matter about the police shooting of Stephon Clark, an unarmed black man who was murdered in his grandfather’s backyard.
8:47 – Rebecca Kaplan, councilmember-at-large for the Oakland City Council, discusses Oakland Police Department overspending: what is that money being spent on, who is approving the overspending, and what other city needs are being neglected as a result?