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The Breakdown with Shaun King — 257 episodes
Ep. 257 - StandWithSean.com
Ep. 256 - So many badges hide bigots
Ep. 255 - Defund the Police
Ep. 254 - I need you to hear our new podcast Sick Empire
Ep. 253 - Tear them all down
Ep. 252 - I will respond to the lies with receipts one last time.
Ep. 251 - No Knock Warrants Must Be Banned. Here's Why & How.
Ep. 250 - Join GrassrootsLaw.org today
Ep. 249 - From Tulsa to Minneapolis - Why History Repeats Itself
Ep. 248 - Having an abolitionist worldview
Ep. 247 - We must become abolitionists
Ep. 246 - Knowing How It's Built, So That We Can Tear It Down
Ep. 245 - The single most underrated civil rights issue of our time
Ep. 244 - Thank You.
Ep. 243 - New Info on the Murder of Ahmaud Arbery
Ep. 242 - How are you doing?
Ep. 241 Listen to these 4 clips of Malcolm X
Ep. 240 - Georgia must arrest William Roddie Bryan
Ep. 239 - Video Walk-Through of Breonna's Shooting & Talking with Essential Workers
Ep. 238 - Kenny Walker is a hero and also needs our help
Ep. 237 - StandWithBre.com
Ep. 236 - Say Her Name: Breonna Taylor
Ep. 235 - Why we can't let up
Ep. 234 - The Breakdown LIVE - Deep dive into Ahmaud's case
Ep. 233 - It's OK to cry
Ep. 232 - Ahmaud Arbery was lynched.
Ep. 231 - New legislation from AOC to protect small businesses
Ep. 230 - American police have pushed people too far
Ep. 229 - How are millions of people supposed to pay their rent today?
Ep. 228 - RunWithMaud.com & 770-800-0689
Ep. 227 - Was Diddy right about forcing Joe Biden to have an agenda for Black people?
Ep. 226 - We're demanding justice for Ahmaud Arbery
Ep. 225 - #CouchCommencement for Fashion Institute of Technology
Ep. 224 - Trump may be the single dumbest President in American history
Ep. 223 - Are you racist?
Ep. 222 - Cuomo's inaction cost Leonard Carter his life
Ep. 221 - The Eulogy of Lucille Marie Scott
Ep. 220 - The Taylor Swift Test for Police Brutality
Ep. 219 - Who and what are you fighting for right now?
Ep. 218 - The US has always had the money for reparations
Ep. 217 - Why is Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer ignoring our calls to release Michael Thompson from prison?
Ep. 216 - Thank you Bernie
Ep. 215 - Is police brutality legal?
Ep. 214 - Congress needs to end their recess and get back to work - even if remotely.
Ep. 213 - Let me teach you a new term: Jail Churn.
Ep. 212 - This is not how a democracy works
Ep. 211 - What's happening today in Wisconsin is criminal
Ep. 210 - I need you to remember Tennessee v Garner
Ep. 209 - I am very disturbed by the new racial & demographic data on who is dying from the coronavirus
Ep. 208 - The life, death, and courageous words of Scott Ryan
Ep. 207 - What's happening with the coronavirus in America's jails and prisons is a form of genocide.
Ep. 206 - Tomorrow is going to be a very, very hard day
Ep. 205 - Today is the 150th anniversary of the 15th Amendment, but does it really give African Americans the right to vote?
Ep. 204 - Let's help free an innocent man BEFORE he's convicted plus updates on the horrible bailout package and student loans
Ep. 203 - Mayor de Blasio and Governor Cuomo need to release more people from Rikers TODAY
Ep. 202 - Seven reasons why African Americans are at a higher risk of contracting the coronavirus
Ep. 201 - A horrible case of déjà vu with the Democratic Party
Ep. 200 - Celebrating Episode #200 with some special messages from our listeners
Ep. 199 - We must have an agenda. If we don't, the one that gets set for us, will not be good enough
Ep. 198 - Trump and conservatives are about to left-flank and outmaneuver Democrats
Ep. 197 - Let's be mindful of how this moment is impacting children & teenagers
Ep. 196 - Your city needs to stop these 2 things right now.
Ep. 195 - Join our new team to help people impacted by the Coronavirus
Ep. 194 - Trump and America's governors need to release sick & elderly people from prison starting TODAY
Ep. 193 - Why it took Tom Hanks and the NBA to wake America up.
Ep. 192 - Colleges shutting down across the country, the election, and a police shooting in Raleigh
Ep. 191 - Coronavirus Special + Action Steps
Ep. 190 - The execution of Nate Woods is NOT a moment of closure.
Ep. 189 - Mourning the murder of Nate Woods
Ep. 188 - An innocent man is about to be lynched in Alabama
Ep. 187 - Recap of Super Tuesday + 1 day left to save Nate
Ep. 186 - SaveNate.com
Ep. 185 - He's going to be executed on Thursday, but he didn't pull the trigger.
Ep. 184 - They arrested a 6 year old girl. Here’s what we can do about it.
Ep. 183 - The highs & lows of last nights presidential debate
Ep. 182 - Nobody belongs at Rikers - not even Harvey Weinstein + the remarks from Michael Jordan at the Kobe Memorial
Ep. 181 - Save this number in your phone please.
Ep. 180 - FreeMyonBurrell.com
Ep. 179 - Do you know about Myon Burrell?
Ep. 178 - Trevor Noah with a raw after-show moment on the brutality of Mike Bloomberg
Ep. 177 - Happy Douglass Day!
Ep. 176 - I will not exchange one brutal oppressor for another
Ep. 175 - #BloombergIsRacist
Ep. 174 - My take on Gayle, Snoop, Oprah, Kobe, and public grief
Ep. 173 - A murder w/ little evidence in Orlando, police abuse in Austin, and an update on voting in Iowa.
Ep. 172 - 3 days and Iowa is still up in the air
Ep. 171 - Iowa was a complete mess
Ep. 170 - Iowa begins voting and Joaquin Phoenix uses his white privilege
Ep. 169 - When Joe Biden began pretending he was an activist in the Civil Rights Movement :: Part 2 of 2.
Ep. 168 - Confronting the Cultural Appropriation of Joe Biden :: Part 1 of 2
Ep. 167 - Working overtime on a special story
Ep. 166 - Corrupt Chicago billionaire trying to buy the local justice system
Ep. 165 - Grief and Mortality
Ep. 164 - Brilliant Black boy suspended from school for his natural hairstyle
Ep. 163 - Letters for Michael Thompson and an update on Parchman Prison
Ep. 162 - Free Michael Thompson
Ep. 161 - Are you going to vote?
Ep. 160 - MLK 360 - Special King Day Episode
Ep. 159 - LAPD is framing people as being in gangs
Ep. 158 - The Human Rights Atrocities in Mississippi Prisons
Ep. 157 - The most revolutionary civil rights action so far in 2020
Ep. 156 - When you threaten the status quo, all hell will break loose
Ep. 155 - Good news from Marshawn, Will Smith, and Chesa Boudin
Ep. 154 - Why Trump thinks he can assassinate foreign leaders in broad daylight
Ep. 153 - Happy New Year...Kind of
Ep. 152 - Trump welcomes and celebrates a war criminal
Ep. 151 - Happy Holidays from Shaun
Ep. 150 - Chrystul Kizer and the crisis of sexual assault victims in the American justice system
Ep. 149 - What's next after impeachment?
Ep. 148 - Impeachment, Justice, Voting Rights :: A good news episode
Ep. 147 - Update on 11 year boy who was brutally assaulted by police
Ep. 146 - This officer should be arrested immediately
Ep. 145 - What does it mean to be a modern day abolitionist? Part 2.
Ep. 144 - Alfred Chestnut, Ransom Watkins and Andrew Stewart
Ep. 143 - What does it mean to be a modern day abolitionist? Part 1.
Ep. 142 - Big Announcement from Shaun
Ep. 141 - White men dominate the Golden Globe nominations
Ep. 140 - Bloomberg just told the single biggest lie of 2019
Ep. 139 - Taking a personal day
Ep. 138 - About Kamala Harris dropping out
Ep. 137 - Impeachment, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, and Mayor Pete
Ep. 136 - What's next for Rodney Reed?
Ep. 135 - Just Checking In
Ep. 134 - The new worst 48 hours of the Trump presidency
Ep. 133 - Trump is going to be impeached
Ep. 132 - No you weren't duped about Rodney Reed
Ep. 131 - Married to the Movement :: Sneak Peek
Ep. 130 - New Action Steps for Rodney Reed
Ep. 129 - Colin Kaepernick, Deval Patrick, and 5 Days Left to Save Rodney Reed
Ep. 128 - 6 days left for us to #FreeRodneyReed
Ep. 127 - You can't execute a man for allegations
Ep. 126 - Chesa Boudin elected the new DA of San Francisco
Ep. 125 - 11 days until the execution of Rodney Reed
Ep. 124 - Can you make these phone calls?
Ep. 123 - 13 days away from the scheduled execution of Rodney Reed
Ep. 122 - 14 days away from the scheduled execution of Rodney Reed
Ep. 121 - FreeRodneyReed.com
Ep. 120 - We must ALL help to free Rodney Reed
Ep. 119 - When leaders go against the will of the people
Ep. 118 - BANG! BANG! BANG!
Ep. 117 - Prisoners Fighting California’s Wildfires
Ep. 116 - We need fewer police officers
Ep. 115 - What's the plan?
Ep. 114 - WTF Zuck?
Ep. 113 - Bill MF'n Taylor
Ep. 112 - Donald Trump says he's being lynched
Ep. 111 - The Watchmen
Ep. 110 - Texas Governor Wants to Ban Sitting in Public
Ep. 109 - Impeachment & Passing of Elijah Cummings
Ep. 108 - Murder of Atatiana Jefferson + 3 Historic Endorsements
Ep. 107 - Los Angeles DA Jackie Lacey Doesn’t Care About Black People
Ep. 106 - We’re In a Constitutional Crisis
Ep. 105 - Solving the Murder of Joshua Brown
Ep. 104 - 30,000 Tiny Justice Systems
Ep. 103 - Just Checking In!
Ep. 102 - Amber Guyger verdict and response
Ep. 101 - They found her guilty!
Ep. 100 - The case for impeachment
Ep. 99 - Two urgent trials underway
Ep. 98 - Our phone calls are working
Ep. 97 - How mass shootings are getting little kids arrested in schools
Ep. 96 - 7-year-old arrested in San Antonio elementary school
Ep. 95 - 6-year-old arrested for tantrum at school
Ep. 94 - 3 white kids beat a 12-year-old Black boy
Ep. 93 - 4 New Candidates to Flip the Senate
Ep. 92 - Why I’m Still Boycotting the NFL
Ep. 91 - Have you made a decision?
Ep. 90 - They made them get off of the ship
Ep. 89 - The Murder Rule
Ep. 88 - The Climate Crisis
Ep. 87 - Let’s change Jefferson’s Manual of House Rules
Ep. 86 - ShaunKingFundraisingReport.com
Ep. 85 - All of Our Action Step Victories!
Ep. 84 - The Police Murder of De’Von Bailey
Ep. 83 - Guess how many people are dying per day in jails & prisons
Ep. 82 - Where did all that damn money Shaun King has raised go? (ANSWERS)
Ep. 81 - @NC_Governor, Veto House Bill 370!
Ep. 80 - When you are accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression
Ep. 79 - About YOUR Mayor and Justice Reform
Ep. 78 - Jay-Z was wrong
Ep. 77 - Now they want to rewrite the poem at the feet of the Statue of Liberty
Ep. 76 - Are you racist?
Ep. 75 - HowWeFlipTheSenate.com
Ep. 74 - The largest ICE raid in American history
Ep. 73 - Just Checking In
Ep. 72 - I need you to focus
Ep. 71 - I had no idea the NRA did this in 45 states
Ep. 70 - The deadliest hate crime since 1921
Ep. 69 - 10-year-old Charged with Felony Assault for Dodgeball
Ep. 68 - Court rules that white men are now a protected class of minority
Ep. 67 - What’s your position on the death penalty?
Ep. 66 - 27 people shot. Now what?
Ep. 65 - You Stupid N***ers: How We Must Approach Racism in 2019 and Beyond
Ep. 64 - You Asked, Shaun Answers: July Edition
Ep. 63 - Revolution in Puerto Rico, Cops Fired, Ethnic Cleansing
Ep. 62 - Local Media Supports Mass Incarceration
Ep. 61 - Racism is an impeachable offense
Ep. 60 - Why I think that we will win
Ep. 59 - How To Make Change
Ep. 58 - About Trump’s Most Racist Tweets
Ep. 57 - Look How Far We've Come!
Ep. 56 - Don’t worry, they found the Barbie Doll box.
Ep. 55 - Join Us!
Ep. 54 - Trump Crossed a Bright Red Line + Action Steps
Ep. 53 - Let’s Pass a Law Together!
Ep. 52 - "Choosing to Cheat"
Ep. 51 - Tiffany Cabán is a Game Changer
Ep. 50 - #SudanUprising
Ep. 49 - The Problematic Privilege of White NBA Fans
Ep. 48 - Our Action Steps Are Working!
Ep. 47 - Action Steps: The Central Park Five, Part III
Ep. 46 - Imbler v. Pachtman: The Central Park Five, Part II
Ep. 45 - "When They See Us": The Central Park Five, Part I
Ep. 44 - You Asked, Shaun Answers: June Edition
Ep. 43 - Cops are Racist AF
Ep. 42 - Prisons Ban Books on Liberation and Freedom
Ep. 41 - How to Choose a Presidential Candidate - Part 2
Ep. 40 - Police Murder an Unarmed Kid + Bigots Get Elected Across Europe
Ep. 39 - Self Care
Ep. 38 - Life in Prison for Selling Weed
Ep. 37 - Philadelphia Has a New Sheriff in Town
Ep. 36 - Black Trans Women are Being Murdered
Ep. 35 - Forgive All Student Loan Debt
Ep. 34 - Seeking Justice for Pamela Turner
Ep. 33 - Joe Biden is the Father of Modern Mass Incarceration
Ep. 32 - “Do you really understand Roe v. Wade?”
Ep. 31 - Protect Rashida Tlaib
Ep. 30 - You Asked, Shaun Answers
Ep. 29 - The Red Sox chose whiteness over everything else
Ep. 28 - Shoot ‘em
Ep. 27 - Sandra Bland filmed her own arrest
Ep. 26 - What Black Lives Matter Has Accomplished
Ep. 25 - How to Choose a Presidential Candidate - Part 1
Ep. 24 - Young black engineer murdered by white neighbor
Ep. 23 - Police Officer Convicted of Murder in Minnesota
Ep. 22 - The 911 call after the murder of Botham Jean
Ep. 21 - Tribute to John Singleton
Ep. 20 - Good news, Jay Z, and Ady Barkan
Ep. 19 - Do you even have the right to vote?
Ep. 18 - #JusticeForLucca
Ep. 17 - Spring Break
Ep. 16 - Mueller, Mumia, and an Unarmed Woman Shot by Police
Ep. 15 - Mysonne, Singing at the Register, and Beyonce’s New Projects
Ep. 14 - How to Make Police Brutality Illegal – Part 3 of 3
Ep. 13 - Graham v. Connor – Police Brutality is Legal – Part 2 of 3
Ep. 12 - Tennessee v. Garner - Police Brutality is Legal - Part 1 of 3
Ep. 11 - Series Preview
Ep. 10 - White domestic terrorist arrested for burning down Black churches
Ep. 9 - Bloods & Crips unite, Magic Johnson steps down, and Cincinnati makes bold criminal justice moves
Ep. 8 - Genocide at the American border
Ep. 7 - NYPD’s Chief Surgeon Lies & Says Eric Garner Was Never Even Choked
Ep. 6 - White privilege is murdering 9 people and having all of the charges dropped
Ep. 5 - When the Democratic Party Supports White Male Power
Ep. 4 - A Eulogy for Nipsey Hussle
Ep. 3 - Being sent back to prison, Facebook finally banning white supremacy, and why we must protect Ilhan Omar
Ep. 2 - How We Make Radical Changes in America’s Justice System
Ep. 1 - Introduction to The Breakdown