The Breakdown with Shaun King

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Ep. 438 - I think we are entering a new dip Apr 14, 2021

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If you've read my book, you've seen the concept I have for "The Dip." It's what happens in American society when white people in power feel threatened or insecure. I think we're experiencing some of those tremors right now.

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Ep. 437 - Kim Potter, Earle Brown, the KKK, and the murder of Daunte Wright Apr 13, 2021

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Since yesterday we've learned so much more not only about the officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright, but about the deeply racist origins of the town where he was killed.

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Ep. 436 - Daunte Wright Apr 12, 2021

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Yesterday police outside of Minneapolis shot and killed an unarmed, non-violent Black man named Daunte Wright after pulling him over for having an air freshener hanging from his rear view mirror. And it's all just too much.

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Ep. 435 - Why yesterday was the most important day of the Derek Chauvin trial Apr 02, 2021

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Yesterday we saw something that we rarely see in murder trials against police officers - we saw and heard the direct supervisor of Derek Chauvin testify against him. I'll play the key moment and break it down for you. I think it could be the single most important moment of the entire trial.

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Ep. 434 - How much has our country truly changed since Rodney King was beaten 30 years ago? Apr 01, 2021

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30 years ago the LAPD brutally beat a Black man named Rodney King and a man with a camcorder a few blocks away just happened to catch it all on film. It was obviously a crime, but not a single officer was held responsible. The question today is this - as we try the men who murdered George Floyd, who clearly committed multiple crimes, will they be held responsible? Clearly police in our nation are still causing harm 30 years later, but will a jury in this country finally say enough is enough?

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Ep. 433 - WHM Special: Honoring the Wives of the Movement Mar 31, 2021

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Today Rai King takes over The Breakdown to talk about the lives and legacies of Myrlie Evers-Williams, Betty Shabazz, and Coretta Scott King. She discusses why they are more than footnotes in the stories of their husbands and why their work is relevant today.

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Ep. 432 - The Prosecution was very good on Day 1 of the Derek Chauvin trial Mar 30, 2021

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Let me unpack and explain Day 1 of the trial of the disgraced police officer Derek Chauvin. From their opening statements forward, the prosecution did a very good job yesterday. I also think that Donald Williams will turn out to be a star witness for them. Not only did he witness the entire thing, he testimony was full of expertise and painful honesty.

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Ep. 431 - George Floyd did not kill himself. He was murdered. Mar 29, 2021

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Today the prosecution and defense will make their opening statements in the trial of disgraced police officer Derek Chauvin. What his lawyers want to make this is the trial of George Floyd. They want the jury to think that George somehow took his own life. But George Floyd did not kill himself. He was murdered. Everybody on the scene, from children to adults, knew and said it was happening in real time.

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Ep. 430 - Let's Elect Tishaura Jones as Mayor of St. Louis Mar 25, 2021

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In so many ways, St. Louis is ground zero for the Black Lives Matter Movement. And right now, we have a chance to help elect a brilliant Black woman, Tishaura Jones, to be the first Black woman ever elected to the position. Today, I'll tell you all about Tishaura and give you a key chance to support her! Let's GO!
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Ep. 429 - I'm going back to work Mar 24, 2021

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I've defended myself enough. Now it's time to get back to work.
This podcast is produced by The North Star, a Black-owned and operated independent media platform for liberation-journalism. If you want to support The Breakdown and the work we do, head on over to https://www.thenorthstar.com/ for more content.

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