EPISODE · Aug 1, 2015 · 55 MIN
#BlackLivesMatter: The Rise of a Movement
from In Deep with Angie Coiro: Interviews · host Angie Coiro
Show #95, Hour 1 | Guests: Imani Gandy, Senior Legal Analyst with RH Reality Check, and co-host of This Week in Blackness Prime; Doug McAdam is the Ray Lyman Wilbur Professor of Sociology at Stanford University. | Show Summary: This month, two young black women charged with minor offenses died in police custody, both reported suicides. They’re two of many cases of suspected or confirmed abuses of police procedure in America, and add to a growing body count of black men and women at the hands of authorities. The Black Lives Matter movement has amplified cries for reform. Their takeover of a candidate’s forum at the Netroots Nation convention sharply divided liberal activists. In Deep looks at the roots, tactics, impact, and goals of Black Lives Matter.
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Show Summary: This month, two young black women charged with minor offenses died in police custody, both reported suicides. They’re two of many cases of suspected or confirmed abuses of police procedure in America, and add to a growing body count of black men and women at the hands of authorities. The Black Lives Matter movement has amplified cries for reform. Their takeover of a candidate’s forum at the Netroots Nation convention sharply divided liberal activists. In Deep looks at the roots, tactics, impact, and goals of Black Lives Matter.
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