George Floyd Eight Minutes and 46 Seconds

Hello, my name is Michael Crose. Today I am taking part, along with a thousand or so other of my fellow podcasters, in what we call #PodcastBlackout. Instead of normal programming today, we're going to talk about the murder of George Floyd. But before we do that, listen, if you will, to anti-racism activist, Jane Elliott, as she addresses an audience that was absolutely filled with white people. Jane Elliott: I want every white person in this room who would be happy to be treated as this society in general treats our citizens, our black citizens. If you, as a white person would be happy to receive the same treatment that our black citizens do in this society, please stand. You didn't understand the directions. If you white folks want to be treated the way blacks are in this society, stand. Nobody's standing here. That says very plainly that you know what's happening, you know you don't want it for you. I want to know why you're so willing to accept it or to allow it to happen for others.