US racism turmoil episode artwork

EPISODE · Jun 4, 2020 · 34 MIN

US racism turmoil

from African Dialogue · host Channel Africa

As nationwide protests in the United States of America continue anti-police brutality protests sweep the United States, new charges were announced in the death of George Floyd. Floyd, a 46- year old African American man, died last week in the state of Minnesota when a police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes. His last words, "I can't breathe," became the slogan of nationwide protests. The officer who pinned Floyd down with his knee faces an additional charge of second-degree murder, and arrest warrants have been issued for the three other officers involved in Floyd's arrest. According to the data compiled by Mapping Police Violence website, citing security sources, the rate of black people 13.4% of the population killed by police was two and a half times higher than white people in 2013 to 2019.To help us unpack all these we are joined byProfessor John Stremlau is a professor of International Relations at Wits University Professor Jo Ansie van Wyk, is from the Department of Political Sciences at the University of South Africa

Episode metadata supplied by the publisher feed · Published Jun 4, 2020

Embed this episode

NOW PLAYING

US racism turmoil

0:00 34:29

No transcript for this episode yet

We transcribe on demand. Request one and we'll notify you when it's ready — usually under 10 minutes.

No similar episodes found.

No similar podcasts found.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is this episode of African Dialogue?

This episode is 34 minutes long.

When was this African Dialogue episode published?

This episode was published on June 4, 2020.

Can I download this African Dialogue episode?

Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.
URL copied to clipboard!