Our guest for the episode: Are Recent Trials Achieving Justice, Glennon Threatt is a commentator on race and criminal justice in Birmingham, AL. You can hear him on the Ricky Smiley Morning Show. There are two episodes directly related to the show. One show is on the Rittenhouse verdict and the other on police shooting … Resources for Justice or Accountability
Over the past six months there were four trials of interest to Black people seeking justice from police and vigilante violence. Derek Chauvin finally went to trial for the murder of George Floyd, whose death kicked off protests throughout the summer and fall of 2020. We talked about some of those issues in our episode … Are Recent Trials Achieving Justice?
For the last two episodes of the podcast we focused on some aspects of the Black veteran experiences. As always, we do try and provide our listening audience with additional information on the topic of the podcast. This episode is no exception and we are happy to post: Resources on Black Vets. In addition to … Resources on Black Vets
Welcome back to part 2 of our episode on Black vets entitled Conclusion: Black Vets & Military Culture. We started a conversation with Colonel Dr. Alicia Christy and Cmdr (CDR) David Steigman in our last episode. This episode is the last part of the conversation with them. They discuss whether race impacts officer selection and … Conclusion: Black Vets & Military Culture
In this episode: Black Veterans and Military Culture we feature Colonel Christy (and Doctor) and Commander Steigman share their experience in the service. Dr. Christy works on reproductive health at the Veteran’s Administration and Cdr. Steigman is in the reserves. Over the past year many stories about veterans are appearing in the media. A few … Black Veterans and Military Culture
Throughout the COVID-19 crisis most of our episodes covered how the coronavirus pandemic impacted various Black communities. The focus was on people who are not under any correctional control. We have not directed our attention to what was happening to inmates and others under correctional control. Media coverage of what was going on in prisons … Crisis for Pretrial Detainees
In our latest podcast we interviewed Dominique Johnson of the Center for Policing Equity (CPE). Dominique discussed how data can provide resources for improving policing. CPE partners with police agencies to help them understand how their practices actaully impact communities. CPE is able to help agencies striving to improve their relationships in the communities they … Resources for Improving Policing
Everyone is talking about how to reform policing. Some people just think police need better training, while other believe in a radical overhaul if not eliminated all together. Since the Floyd demonstrations over two hundred bills have been passed, though activists aren’t entirely pleased with the reforms. No matter where you fall on the spectrum … Empowering Communities to Improve Policing
We hope you enjoyed the first part of Black Women Struggle for Justice. Tune in to the Conclusion: Black Women Struggle for Justice. Join us as Professor Jacobs concludes her discussion of Black women’s visibility in the social justice movement. In this episode we discuss respectability and the erasure of Black women’s achievements. Secondly, we … Conclusion: Black Women Struggle for Justice
In season two we continue to explore issues that are impacting our Black and Brown communities. Black women have been at the forefront of all stages of the struggle for freedom here in the United States. Yet, historically, Black women see the least concrete benefit from their struggle. In this episode of the podcast, Black … Black Women Struggle For Justice