BRING IT IN: Friday with Jarod

Today Jarod Hector, multimedia journalist, voice, and on-air personality, took over BRING IT IN to talk about George Floyd, riots, and the humanity of NBA players. It’s a must listen. The video is here: Jarod’s Liner Notes  * I Am Not Your Negro  * The Souls of Black Folk W.E.B. DuBois  * The 1619 Project from the New York Times’ Nikole Hannah-Jones * The 13th Ava DuVernay  * The New Jim Crow Michelle Alexander  * How To Be An Antiracist Ibram X. Kendi * The Death of George Floyd in Context Jelani Cobb * We Are Living in the Age of the Black Panic Defense Jelani Cobb  * Richard Pryor on Police Brutality * Richard Pryor on the Police Chokehold RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * THURSDAY May 28, 2020 Michael Grange on World Cup-style pool play replacing the first round of the NBA playoffs. * WEDNESDAY May 27, 2020 Dr. Wayne Winston on why he doesn’t think Michael Jordan is the GOAT. * TUESDAY May 26, 2020 Dr. Ron Sen on whether and how we should reopen basketball. * FRIDAY May 22, 2020 Jarod Hector on Michael Jordan as a synonym for greatness. * THURSDAY May 21, 2020 Matt Powell on how COVID-19 will affect the sports merchandising industry. * WEDNESDAY May 20, 2020 Wosny Lambre argues that sneaker culture is not really about the NBA players anymore. * TUESDAY May 19, 2020 Special TrueHoop Correspondent Adena Jones interviews expert NBA sneakerhead (and her husband) Chad Jones aka Sneaker Galactus. * MONDAY May 18, 2020 Ben Aronson on his latest TrueHoop article on race, culture, economics, and the impact of the NBA on the sneaker industry. * FRIDAY May 15, 2020 Jarod Hector on Michael Jordan as a leader. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices