On this episode of The Social Construct of Leslie we reflect back on the protest that was organized in June 6th, 2020.

On this episode of Rockford Reading Daily, we read about Christopher Dorner’s manifesto and the trial of Trayvon Martin and its implications on the issues of police terrorism, mass incarceration, and racial injustice.

As we continue reading Have Black Lives Ever Mattered by Mumia Abu-Jamal we cover the murder of Trayvon Martin, the murder of Arthur McDuffee, and the murder of Alan Blueford.

On this episode we discuss the differences in the reaction to police terrorism to different communities of people, the death penalty, and the FBI.

On this episode of The Social Construct of Leslie we dive into the events of June 5th, 2020 including the organizing for the rally at Carlson Ice Arena and the plans to conduct another “Die-In” in the intersections of Riverside and Perryville. Leslie also discusses interactions with Mayor Tom McNamara and Senator Dave Syverson during June 5th, 2021.

In this episode of Rockford Reading Daily we discuss the murders of Oscar Grant the macro-aggressions of mass incarceration.

In this episode we read about the false convictions of the “Central Park 5”, the state sanctioned violence against children, and how these issues resonate in Rockford, Illinois.

In the fourth episode of Rockford Reading Daily we dissect the how murders of Faustin Guetigo correlates with the murder of Amadou Diallo, the justification of police murders by the judicial system, and the FBI’s racist history.

A short podcast recorded on October 24th, 2021 outside of the City Hall in Rockford, Illinois.

In this passage Mumia Bu-Jamal writes about the history of the F.B.I, the lack of outrage over the murder of Black people by police officers, and the 4th of July.