In the wake of George Floyd’s murder at the hands of the Minneapolis police, an historic nationwide and global movement has emerged in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, calling for the end of anti-black racism and police brutality, and defunding the police.

Demonstrations have been held in all 50 states in the U.S. and in more than 800 cities on six continents across the world.

In this episode, we discuss how we’re processing all this through our respective cultural lenses and then we dive into how we, as a nation, got here and what should happen next to ensure that this moment brings about lasting meaningful change.

In addition, we discuss what this moment means in terms of growing support for Black equality and what that means for this November's elections and beyond.

References:

James Baldwin Quote - To Be Black and Conscious in America https://quotefancy.com/quote/963966/James-Baldwin-To-be-black-and-conscious-in-America-is-to-be-in-a-constant-state-of-rage

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison - @AGEllison

Jessica Byrd, Electoral Justice Project - @JessicaLBYRD

Simone Jacques -  a 17-year-old Mission District teen leads protest of thousands in San Francisco // video clip by Jay Jaspar Pugao https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=11&v=lUqXhM6rwgQ

BBC news clip - Slave trader’s statue toppled in Bristol as thousands join antiracist protest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs36SAytfuE&feature=youtu.be

CBS This Morning news clip - Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones on protesting and democracy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpHhQgZSJ9s

Movie trailer // Ava DuVernay - 13th https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krfcq5pF8u8

The New York Times // Michelle Alexander -  America, This Is Your Chance https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/08/opinion/george-floyd-protests-race.html

Robin DiAngelo - White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43708708-white-fragility

Erica Armstrong Dunbar -  Never Caught:  The Washington's Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30753748-never-caught

Ibram X. Kendi - How to Be an Antiracist https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40265832-how-to-be-an-antiracist and Stamped From the Beginning https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25898216-stamped-from-the-beginning

Dr. Monica Muñoz Martinez - The Injustice Never Leaves You: Anti-Mexican Violence in Texas https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38240526-the-injustice-never-leaves-you

Andrea J. Ritchie - Invisible, No More Urgent Police Violence Against Black Women and Women of Color https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32026054-invisible-no-more

Doug J. Swanson - Cult of Glory: The Bold and Brutal History of the Texas Rangers https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48812040-cult-of-glory