Finding the Warmth of Our Sun

Today, Matthew explores the role of police in society, their effectiveness, and why the idea of defunding them isn't actually scary.

Today, impacted by the past week and a half of uprisings, white supremacist shooting, and the death of Chadwick Boseman, Matthew touches on the weight of this time on Black America.

On this episode, Matthew recounts an incomplete history of racial violence towards Black Americans, helping put into context current police shootings, including that of Jacob Blake. He explores how many find it easier to see themselves as someone inflicting this violence than enduring it, and the long historical pattern of those who inflict racial violence rarely seeing justice for their violent actions.

Police violence, "looting" in response, gun violence in our communities ... they're all related. In the premiere episode of our new video show and podcast, join host Matthew Braunginn for an honest look at how centuries-long systems of oppression inevitably lead to violence.