The Breakdown with Shaun King

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Ep. 288 - 10 Ways to Defund the Police Today - Part 2 Jul 29, 2020

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Yesterday we shared our first 5 ways to defund the police and make America safer at the same time. Today, we conclude with the final 5 ideas.

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Ep. 287 - 10 Ways to Defund the Police Today - Part 1 Jul 28, 2020

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Alex Vitale is one of my favorite scholars in the country on how and why we must defund the police. He recently listed 10 ways we can do that safely. Today I'll break down the first five.

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Ep. 286 - What do mass incarceration and the coronavirus have in common? Jul 27, 2020

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The United States is experiencing a failure of both systems and personnel. It's not one, but both. And as a consequence, the single most famous stat for mass incarceration is now the exact same as this horrible new stat for the coronavirus. It's because the stats are produced by the same source.

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Ep. 285 - Why we must all stand with the most hated Black woman in America Jul 24, 2020

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Kim Gardner is my hero. She's the lead prosecutor for St. Louis and has more courage in a day than most of us will have in our lifetime. Because of that, she has now become one of the single most hated Black women in America to the conservative white establishment. Today let's hear from Kim directly and plan on supporting her in every way we can.

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Ep. 284 - She needs to be the new District Attorney of Detroit Jul 23, 2020

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Meet Victoria Burton-Harris - a badass woman who is running to be the new District Attorney of Detroit. It's one of the single most important races in the country and she needs our support.

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Ep. 283 - Unpacking the Tension Between Symbols, Systems, and Substance Jul 22, 2020

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I see a battle unfolding of some people saying we need to stop focusing on art and symbols and put all of our focus on systems and substance. I understand the critique. But let me try to unpack and explain how symbols support systems. It all matters.

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Ep. 282 - One essential point that the mainstream media is missing about Portland Jul 21, 2020

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Ep. 281 - My honest, transparent thoughts on anti-Semitism in 2020 Jul 20, 2020

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Today I want to take a moment to really share my heart and soul about anti-Semitism in 2020. I also want to tackle the questions I have received about why more Black people are not fighting against it right now. I think I understand at least part of the answer. It's capacity. Let me unpack and explain it.

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Ep. 280 - The one major change in policing that Democrats & Republicans agree on. Jul 17, 2020

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Over 25% of all people killed by American police were having a mental health emergency. In some states, it's over 50%. Every study out shows that a super-majority of Americans want somebody other than police showing up to mental health emergencies. Let's talk about how we get it done.

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Ep. 279 - Happy Birthday Honey Jul 16, 2020

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Today is Rai's 39th birthday! We're out celebrating but I wanted to tell you about a big organizing victory we had this week!

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