The Breakdown with Shaun King

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Ep. 428 - Go look at my Instagram on March 4th Mar 23, 2021

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As soon as you can, scroll back to March 4th on my Instagram page. Do you see the post that says "March 23rd. That's All?"
That's today. 19 days ago, my team and I decided to start an experiment to prove something that we thought was going to happen. And our worst fears were proven true. And started almost immediately. We had determined that every time over the past 5 years that I made a big announcement something important was coming - a massive campaign of lies, propaganda, and disinformation spread about me almost immediately. As I looked back over the past 5 years, I could see it for myself. BUT THIS TIME, we wanted to prepare for it and study it and see exactly how it would all go down. It was actually far worse than I ever imagined. Let me unpack and explain it.

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Ep. 427 - Did you know that Philando Castile was pulled over by police a staggering 53 times? Every day, as he traveled to and from his government job, he was harassed by local police. And the 53rd time they pulled him over was his last. Mar 22, 2021

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On today's episode of @TheBreakdown I unpack and explain how police brutality is a math problem. African Americans are forced to interact with police FAR too much. And by drastically reducing these number of forced interactions, we will, by default, reduce the incidents of police brutality as well.
Racism is deeply baked into the fiber of America. It's full embedded in our systems and structures of policing. And it's not a bug, but a key feature. So much so that I don't think it will ever be extracted from these systems. So, one sure fire way to reduce police violence in America is to reduce the number of times people interact with police altogether. As it is in the rest of the world.
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Ep. 426 - Identifying with the pain of other cultures Mar 19, 2021

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You don't have to be Asian or Asian American to be heartbroken by the gross sting of bigoted and sexist violence that visited metro Atlanta this week. You just have to have a heart.
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Ep. 425 - Unpacking the coordinated attacks against us: COINTELPRO 2.0 Mar 18, 2021

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Over the past week, a coordinated attack has been leveled against the most prominent civil rights leaders of the day - including myself and some of my very best friends in this movement.
Today, I want to unpack and explain what I really think is going on. It's a misinformation campaign designed to destabilize the movement and cause massive confusion. For a few days, it has worked, but not a single one of us is going to stop doing what we do to make the world a better place.
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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Ep. 424 - COINTELPRO 2.0 Mar 17, 2021

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Do you know what COINTELPRO was? Let me begin to unpack and explain it today with a quick introduction. It was how the federal government undermined movements for Black people and Black power. And I think we are experiencing COINTELPRO 2.0 right here, right now.
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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Ep. 423 - Diabolical Republicans are passing horrible laws across the country Mar 16, 2021

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After losing the House, Senate, and Presidency, Republicans are starting to fight back in the most diabolical ways imaginable. Let me unpack and explain what they're doing and tell you what we should learn from it.
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Ep. 422 - Can you volunteer for Gary Chambers today? Mar 15, 2021

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The special congressional election in Louisiana is THIS SATURDAY and this is the final week, and final chance we all have to volunteer to send @GaryChambersJr to Congress!
It's not enough for us to like and share his videos - or for us to comment on his courage - this week, Gary needs our help and you can help him from wherever you are in the world. If you click the link in my bio on Instagram you can sign up to call voters for Gary! It's the single most important thing you could do to help his campaign, OK? Let's GO!
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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Ep. 421 - Merrick Garland is now the Attorney General. Now what? Mar 12, 2021

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Last week when I spoke to two members of the Joe Biden administration and asked them when we could expect him to begin fulfilling promises he made on issues of justice, policing, and mass incarceration, they said that I'd see progress once he had an Attorney General.
Well, after 2 months of delays, Merrick Garland was finally approved this week. Even with that, I don't expect Joe Biden to do much of anything on issues of justice if we don't push him. Today, on @TheBreakdown I'll examine what a few steps in the right direction would look like.
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Ep. 420 - I stand against hate & violence against Asian-Americans Mar 11, 2021

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I just wanted you all to hear my voice on this today. I wanted you to hear my heart and sincerity. And I want to confront a few big questions that I am getting from my followers.
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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Ep. 419 - White power, Meghan Markle, and The Bachelor Mar 10, 2021

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I don't talk a lot about pop culture, but over the past few weeks I've seen something disgusting that I wanted to unpack. White people are having full on meltdowns over Black people merely existing in traditionally white spaces - from Meghan Markle being in the British royal family to the popular show "The Bachelor" having a Black man at the center of it.
In both instances, popular talk show hosts have been fired or quit and virulent racism has been exposed. I actually think these two moments say something discouraging about the true state of race and racism in the world.
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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