We speak with two community organizers Ms. Adrienne Hood with Ohio Families United Against Police Brutality and Kiara Yikita with the Black Liberation Movement about ending police terrorism in Columbus, Ohio. We also discuss the police killings of 16-year old Ma’Khia Bryant (April 20th, 2021); Miles Jackson (April 12, 2021); Andre Hill (Dec. 22nd, 2020) … Continued
We continue our conversation with Dorsey Nunn exploring police reform. Guests: Dorsey Nunn, Executive Director of Legal Services for Prisoners with Children and Co-Founder of All of Us or None. https://prisonerswithchildren.org/staff-and-board/ photo: via unsplash with Matt Popovich
We speak with Steve Martinot about race and policing in communities of color. Later Poor News Network reports on America’s constant assault on low-income communities. Guest: Steve Martinotis Instructor Emeritus at the Center for Interdisciplinary Programs at San Francisco State University. He is the author of The Rule of Racialization: Class, Identity, Governance; Forms in … Continued
We speak with journalist Georgia Fort about the latest happenings in the Derek Chauvin trial. And later we hear from James Lance Taylor Ph.D. about Joe Biden’s performance over his first 75 days in office.
We speak with attorney Benjamin Crump about Derek Chauvin and the quest to get justice for George Floyd. Later we speak with Philonise Floyd, the brother of George Floyd about the eyewitness testimony presented by the prosecution. And journalist Georgia Fort speaks with the 9 year-old girl who witness the murder of George Floyd.
We speak with Mike Hutchinson about Oakland school board’s decision to pass the Reparations for Black Students Resolution. Rachel Jackson talks about the death Tyrell Wilson, a 32-year-old Black man who was shot by a Danville police officer Andrew Hall, last week. The Danville police officer who shot Mr. Wilson has been identified as the … Continued
We speak with Uncle Bobby Johnson about District Attorney Nancy O’Malley’s decision to not charge officer, Anthony Pirone, in the murder of Oscar Grant III. Pirone was the second officer involved in the shooting. He was later terminated following an internal investigation of the death of Mr. Oscar Grant III in 2009. Later we speak … Continued
Organizers in Antioch speak out against the recent uptick of police brutality incidents in the city of Antioch, California.
We speak with James Taylor Ph.D about the electoral college results. Later we speak with a local activist Kiara Yakita based in Columbus, Ohio and a member of the Black Liberation Movement (BLM) about the shooting death of Casey Goodson and the larger issue of police terrorism. photo: Clay Banks via Unsplash
We speak with long-time activist and co-founder of the Haiti Action Committee, Pierre La Boissiere about government corruption, massacres, and Haiti’s rapid descent into dictatorship. Later Poor News Network talks about America’s ongoing war on disenfranchised communities.
