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Episode 17: They Don’t Care About Us

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All I wanna say is that… they don’t really care about us.


In this episode of Slingshot The Podcast, Kadida Kenner is joined by co-host Charles Gregory and special guest Tisha Crippen, editor of Slingshot The Podcast, to unpack what happens when governmental power goes unchecked and everyday people become collateral damage.


Starting from the Michael Jackson 1996 classic “They Don’t Care About Us”, the crew digs into the shocking reality that more than 170 U.S. citizens have reportedly been picked up or detained by ICE in their own neighborhoods. No due process. No clear oversight. No real accountability.


They break down:

  • How ICE is operating with weak checks and balances — and why that should scare all of us

  • Everyday people and grassroots groups like Indivisible training volunteers to watch, document, and challenge ICE actions on the ground

  • Voters who crossed party lines expecting economic relief — and are now “finding out” the hard way

  • The role of Black women mayors in protecting their constituents 

  • National Guard deployments, public safety, and why “more police” doesn’t always translates as safer communities

    • If you’ve ever wondered “What would I have done in the 1960s?” — this episode challenges you to look at what you’re doing right now. Are you speaking up? Protecting your neighbors? Paying attention to who has power…and how they use it?

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