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Earth Watch: Chris Phillips On Filming Impacted Communities


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Today on Sojourner Truth:
Policing in the United States. The latest on the killing of Rayshard Brooks as officers are being charged. What is the administration, Democrats and the GOP proposing on policing in the United States? What are the implications of their proposals? We also discuss the revelations in John Bolton's blockbuster book on the Trump administration, as well as the recent Supreme Court decisions. Also, for our weekly Earth Watch, neighborhoods poisoned by weapons of war.
Our guests are Chris Phillips, Laura Carlsen and Jackie Goldberg.
Christopher Phillips is a filmmaker, community servant, and strategist forming Maverick Media Group, a media production company that focuses on film, television, and branding with creative content. The self-taught filmmaker used his gifts to transform audiences and ignite social change by creating the riveting short documentary film Ferguson 365, which appeared in 12 festivals across the globe winning five-awards. Having worked for major entities such as Sony Pictures Entertainment and in collaboration with Coca-Cola and Essence Magazine, his diverse clientele has also included Verizon, the Associated Press, CNN, Magnolia Films, and even having his cinematography work featured in the Oscar-nominated James Baldwin documentary I Am Not Your Negro. Christopher has contributed his searing voice to the BBC, the Berkeley Journal of Sociology, Grammy-nominated artist J. Cole's documentary 4 Your Eyez Only which premiered on HBO, and has been profiled by The Washington Post, Al Jazeera, and CBS News.
Jackie Goldberg is a governing board member for the Los Angeles School Board - District 5. She is a former member of the California State Assembly. Goldberg had previously served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council. Before being elected to the council, she served on, and was later president of, the Los Angeles School Board.
Laura Carlsen is the Director of the Americas Program and works with Just Associated, an international feminist organization. Based in Mexico City, she is a regular contributor to Americas Updater, Foreign Policy in Focus, CounterPunch and several Spanish-language publications. Laura is also a television host and commentator on globalization, the Drug War, immigration and gender issues for various international news outlets.
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