EPISODE · Apr 22, 2021 · 28 MIN
Equal Time with Mary C. Curtis: "More people are afraid of the police than community violence"
from CQ Roll Call Policy and Politics · host CQ Roll Call
It’s been 30 years since the world saw Rodney King on video being beaten by Los Angeles police officers. Since then, the list of Black people killed at the hands of police has grown -- Eric Garner, Daunte Wright and Ma’Khia Bryant, the 16-year old Black girl shot hours before Chauvin was pronounced guilty of murdering George Floyd. Mary C. Curtis speaks to activist and podcast host DeRay McKesson on how to challenge the power of the police and how policies can be changed for the better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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It’s been 30 years since the world saw Rodney King on video being beaten by Los Angeles police officers. Since then, the list of Black people killed at the hands of police has grown -- Eric Garner, Daunte Wright and Ma’Khia Bryant, the 16-year old Black girl shot hours before Chauvin was pronounced guilty of murdering George Floyd. Mary C. Curtis speaks to activist and podcast host DeRay McKesson on how to challenge the power of the police and how policies can be changed for the better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Equal Time with Mary C. Curtis: "More people are afraid of the police than community violence"
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