Systemic Exhaustion

As thousands of protestors fill the streets, Maria and Julio talk about the #BlackLivesMatter movement, performative allyship, and what it means to abolish the police with Karen Attiah, global opinions editor for the Washington Post and ITT All-Star Dr. Christina Greer, associate professor of political science at Fordham University and co-host of the podcast FAQ NYC. ITT Staff Picks: - Karen Attiah writes for The Washington Post about #blackouttuesday and performative solidarity. - Jenna Wortham writes for The New York Times about why this time — the biggest collective demonstration of civil unrest in our generation's memory — is different. - Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor asks, "How do we change this country?" in this article for The New Yorker. Photo Credit: Nicholas Ortiz See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Want to support our independent journalism? Join Futuro+ for ad-free listening, early-access and exclusive bonus episodes with the chisme behind In The Thick and all our podcasts: www.futuromediagroup.org/joinplus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.