Post by the Scribe on Jun 6, 2020 12:38:37 GMT
Great synopsis on how we got to where we are in race relations today.
Police officer tails a group of protesters marching past Times Square, Thursday, June 4, 2020, in the Manhattan borough of New York.
No Justice, No Peace
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/episodes/on-the-media-2020-06-05
June 5, 2020
LISTEN www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/otm/otm060520_cms1025976_pod.mp3
Is This 'Unrest' or an 'Uprising'?
How We Keep Our Communities Safe
Humans Are Only As Bad As The Systems We Build
In the midst of a historic week of protests, the national conversation about police is quickly transforming. This week, On the Media looks at the language used here and abroad to describe the "civil unrest" in America. Then, we explore how decades of criminal justice policy decisions brought us to this boiling point. Plus, are human beings, against all odds, actually pretty decent?
1. Karen Attiah [@karenattiah], The Washington Post Global Opinions Editor, on how our media would cover American police brutality protests if they were happening abroad. Listen.
2. Elizabeth Hinton [@elizabhinton], historian at Yale University, on the historical roots of American law enforcement. Listen.
3. Rutger Bregman [@rcbregman], author of Humankind: A Hopeful History, on what our policies would like if we believed in the decency of people. Listen.
Police officer tails a group of protesters marching past Times Square, Thursday, June 4, 2020, in the Manhattan borough of New York.
No Justice, No Peace
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/episodes/on-the-media-2020-06-05
June 5, 2020
LISTEN www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/otm/otm060520_cms1025976_pod.mp3
Is This 'Unrest' or an 'Uprising'?
How We Keep Our Communities Safe
Humans Are Only As Bad As The Systems We Build
In the midst of a historic week of protests, the national conversation about police is quickly transforming. This week, On the Media looks at the language used here and abroad to describe the "civil unrest" in America. Then, we explore how decades of criminal justice policy decisions brought us to this boiling point. Plus, are human beings, against all odds, actually pretty decent?
1. Karen Attiah [@karenattiah], The Washington Post Global Opinions Editor, on how our media would cover American police brutality protests if they were happening abroad. Listen.
2. Elizabeth Hinton [@elizabhinton], historian at Yale University, on the historical roots of American law enforcement. Listen.
3. Rutger Bregman [@rcbregman], author of Humankind: A Hopeful History, on what our policies would like if we believed in the decency of people. Listen.