Today Jarod Hector, multimedia journalist, voice, and on-air personality, took over BRING IT IN to talk about George Floyd, riots, and the humanity of NBA players. It’s a must listen.

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Jarod’s Liner Notes 

* I Am Not Your Negro 

* The Souls of Black Folk W.E.B. DuBois 

* The 1619 Project from the New York Times’ Nikole Hannah-Jones

* The 13th Ava DuVernay 

* The New Jim Crow Michelle Alexander 

* How To Be An Antiracist Ibram X. Kendi

* The Death of George Floyd in Context Jelani Cobb

* We Are Living in the Age of the Black Panic Defense Jelani Cobb 

* Richard Pryor on Police Brutality

* Richard Pryor on the Police Chokehold

RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:

* THURSDAY May 28, 2020 Michael Grange on World Cup-style pool play replacing the first round of the NBA playoffs.

* WEDNESDAY May 27, 2020 Dr. Wayne Winston on why he doesn’t think Michael Jordan is the GOAT.

* TUESDAY May 26, 2020 Dr. Ron Sen on whether and how we should reopen basketball.

* FRIDAY May 22, 2020 Jarod Hector on Michael Jordan as a synonym for greatness.

* THURSDAY May 21, 2020 Matt Powell on how COVID-19 will affect the sports merchandising industry.

* WEDNESDAY May 20, 2020 Wosny Lambre argues that sneaker culture is not really about the NBA players anymore.

* TUESDAY May 19, 2020 Special TrueHoop Correspondent Adena Jones interviews expert NBA sneakerhead (and her husband) Chad Jones aka Sneaker Galactus.

* MONDAY May 18, 2020 Ben Aronson on his latest TrueHoop article on race, culture, economics, and the impact of the NBA on the sneaker industry.

* FRIDAY May 15, 2020 Jarod Hector on Michael Jordan as a leader.

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