The Breakdown with Shaun King

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Ep. 543 - Reflecting on the life and death of Virgil Abloh Nov 29, 2021

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Today I just wanted to freestyle and share some thoughts from my head and heart on the life and death of Virgil Abloh. What a loss.

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Ep. 542 - I’m a bit more nervous on Day 2 of jury deliberations Nov 24, 2021

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Let me unpack and explain what’s going on and why I’m a bit nervous today about the outcome of the trial of the men who murdered Ahmaud Arbery

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Ep. - 541 - Can these 11 white jurors convict 3 white men of murdering Ahmaud Arbery? Nov 23, 2021

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Closing arguments just wrapped up and the rest of this case is now in the hands of a nearly all-white jury. Today I’ll share my hopes and expectations and also talk about why yesterday was a true low moment for the entire trial.

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Ep. 540 - You can literally be a black oppressor Nov 22, 2021

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I'm still on the road. So for today, the team at The North Star will run one of their favorite throwback episodes. Though it references Joe Biden's first few days in office, the message is still relevant today. Please listen as I breakdown how one can literally be a black oppressor.
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Ep. 539 - Listen to these 4 clips of Malcolm X Nov 19, 2021

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While I'm out on the road this week, the team at The North Star are replaying some of their favorite episodes of The Breakdown.
With the news of the 2 men that were convicted of Killing Malcolm scheduled to be exonerated, we want to replay an episode that runs four of the most powerful clips from the speeches and interviews of Malcolm X. They are also painful because they shouldn't even be relevant anymore, but he literally could've said these things yesterday. Listen and learn.

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Ep. 538 - Why simply telling people to "vote" is just not specific enough Nov 18, 2021

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While I'm out on the road this week, the team at The North Star are replaying some of their favorite episodes of The Breakdown.
Did you hear the disturbing clip of Kenosha, Wisconsin Sheriff David Beth saying Black people need to be locked up, warehoused, and never let out again? He said this after a shoplifting incident. But listen, that man was VOTED into office. We have to start be very, very specific about who and what people should be voting for and against nationwide. Or we get him.

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Ep. 537 - Understanding the Inside/Outside Ways of Fighting for Change Nov 17, 2021

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While I'm out on the road this week, the team at The North Star are replaying some of their favorite episodes of The Breakdown.
In this episode, I share a painful, personal story about a lesson that I learned about organizing for change as an outsider and organizing for change as an insider. In the winter of 2014, I found myself in a deep funk after failing in so many fights for families fighting for justice. And I got a call from The White House that forever changed the way I saw my role in this movement. I wanted to speak like and lead like Malcolm, but have the access to rooms of power and privilege like Martin. It didn't work. Let me unpack and explain how that informs almost everything I do as a leader today.

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Ep. 536 - American Police Exist to Advance White Power Nov 15, 2021

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The trial of white supremacist Kyle Rittenhouse who murdered two people at a Black Lives Matter protest is going on right now. I’m following it closely and I encourage all of you to do the same. Today we are rerunning the first Breakdown episode on the Kenosha shooting as we brace ourselves for what’s next.

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Episode 535 - The lynching of Ahmaud Ahmaud Arbery. Nov 12, 2021

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This is one of the most important civil rights cases in the history of our country.As the trial of the McMichael’s and Roddie Bryan begins, we’re rerunning the first Breakdown episode examining the heinous murder of Ahmaud Arbery.

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Ep. 534 - Why I’m more encouraged today that the men who murdered Ahmaud Arbery will be convicted Nov 10, 2021

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Yesterday was an ESSENTIAL day in the trial of the bigots that murdered Ahmaud Arbery. The testimony was as important and as damning as anything we will hear during the entire trial. And for the first time in a few weeks, I’m feeling more hopeful about the possibility that these men will be convicted. Let me unpack and explain it.

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