The Breakdown with Shaun King

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Ep. 503 - California town evacuates but plans to leave incarcerated people behind Aug 19, 2021

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Wildfires are raging in California right now and one town, Susanville, which only exists because of the two prisons that support the local economy, is now in the direct line of the fire. As people begin making plans to leave, local officials are demanding that they make everybody that's locked up stay behind and suffer.

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Ep. 502 - Why everybody must stop comparing the coronavirus vaccine to the Tuskegee Experiment Aug 18, 2021

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Let me teach you a little bit about what the Tuskegee Experiment - because I see thousands of people completely spreading misinformation about what it actually was. In many ways, it was the exact opposite of where we are right now in the coronavirus pandemic. Let me unpack and explain it.

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Ep. 501 - The US was right to leave Afghanistan, but did an utterly horrible job exiting. Aug 17, 2021

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What a mess. After a trillion dollars from taxpayers was spent in Afghanistan, the United States left a government and military behind that clearly had no willingness or ability to defend itself. The whole thing was a failure. Let me unpack and explain it.

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Ep. 500 - The State of Florida is Stealing Black Babies Aug 16, 2021

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I planned to do a celebration episode for Episode #500 today, but this story is so infuriating that we had to interrupt that to get to this outrageous story. It's painful, but I need you to hear it. And I'll give you some action steps as well.

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Ep. 499 - 99 US Senators just came together for the most cowardly vote of 2021 Aug 12, 2021

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When I first saw this, I thought it was fake news. I thought it was a fake headline from The Onion, but no, it's real. And even your favorite Senators voted for it.

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Ep. 498 - I'm so glad that Cuomo will soon be gone as New York's governor. He was always this terrible. Aug 11, 2021

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Soon to be former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has always been a horrible human being. I hoped he would be impeached, but I'll settle for his resignation. In addition to his mistreatment of women, he was horrible on so many policies that matter to us. And what's wild is that his nursing home scandal is as bad as anything he's ever done and that's not even what took him out.

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Ep. 497 - Let's talk about Covid...again. Aug 10, 2021

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Let me share where I think we are as a country right now in this pandemic - as the cases and deaths begin to spiral out of control...again. It's a painful sign of what's ahead for our country. I'll also make a few predictions on what's next.

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Ep. 496 - Thank You. Checking In. Aug 09, 2021

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If you are still here, thank you. Today I am just checking in.

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Ep. 495 - Hood Eats: How Black Diets Influence Our Social Wellness Aug 06, 2021

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While I'm away, the staff at The North Star will be playing some of our favorite episodes from some of our other podcast series.
This re-run episode of Sick Empire features two very different food educators who purposefully planted themselves in environments where they teach their passion for food and gardening by promoting access and knowledge in overlooked and all but forgotten Black neighborhoods. You’ll hear the host Branden Janese interview Kurt Evans, a chef who curates dinners to end mass incarceration, teaches culinary arts to kids on Rikers, and employs a staff of returning citizens at his pizza shop in Philly. Branden also interviews Yemi Amu, an aquaponic educator who talks about the power of healing in the garden, and shares her experiences teaching her non-gentrified Brooklyn community how to grow produce, herbs and proteins from recycled water.

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Ep. 494 - Listen to these 4 clips of Malcolm X Aug 05, 2021

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While I'm away, the staff at The North Star will be playing some of our favorite episodes from some of our other podcast series.
Here I play 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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