"Six Cops Slammed Me to the Floor" BLM Grassroots' Shiela Bates on Hard Fought Wins & Wakiesha's Law

from First Things First With Dominique DiPrima · host KBLA Talk 1580

Shiela Bates is an Organizer with Black Lives Matter Los Angeles. She leads on the policy team for BLM California and Black Lives Matter Grassroots. On this podcast we celebrate the passage of Wakiesha's Law in California and outline our recent wins in policy and the streets. Sheila also shares her trauma after being attacked by a group of Torrance Police officers in retaliation for her work with Black Lives Matter Grassroots. https://www.instagram.com/blmgrassroots/ https://www.instagram.com/blmlosangeles/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

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