The Breakdown with Shaun King

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Ep. 268 - Today we are launching the Truth, Justice, and Reconciliation Commission Jul 01, 2020

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The thing we call the justice system in this country is not broken. It's firing on all cylinders. So we must build new systems and new pathways to justice. Today, we are beginning just that. Learn more and join us at TJRC.org

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Ep. 267 - We Don't Need Police in Schools Jun 30, 2020

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It costs hundreds of millions of dollars. They have not stopped a single school shooting. And the police are brutalizing Black, Brown, and Native American children from coast to coast. They are handcuffing and arresting them. We must interrupt the school to prison pipeline. Here's how.

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Ep. 266 - Support for the Black Lives Matter Movement has DOUBLED. Now what? Jun 29, 2020

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Studies show that support for the Black Lives Matter Movement has doubled since 2016. Even a majority of white people now say that they support the movement and its goals - which is groundbreaking. But what are we going to do with this momentum? Let's talk about it.

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Ep. 265 - How can you support the movement? Support transformational candidates! Jun 26, 2020

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Shaun wants to introduce us all to one of his favorite people currently running for office: Cori Bush. On today's episode, he interviews Cori so that we can hear for ourselves what makes her so special. And even though she is running for office in Missouri, you can volunteer for her campaign WHEREVER YOU ARE. Let's go! CoriBush.Org

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Ep. 264 - A private Facebook group of law enforcement officers is literally plotting to kill me. Jun 25, 2020

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For my own safety, and the safety of my family, I had to expose this today. Here I include their names, their death threats and plans, and more. Who are you supposed to turn to in a moment like this? Police? The NYPD? The FBI? We felt like exposing them publicly was our best tool today.

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Ep. 263 - Change is Coming to the Democratic Party Jun 24, 2020

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Last night breakthrough leaders won elections across the country in the Democratic primaries. That's great news! But why is the Democratic Party fighting against them tooth and nail? Let's talk about it!

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Ep. 262 - The Crisis of Christian Whiteness Jun 23, 2020

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Yesterday I started a firestorm by saying that statues of the blonde-haired, blue-eyed Jesus-figure should be taken down just like the monuments of slaveholders. The problem is that for tens of millions of white people, it's necessary for that Jesus, that Savior, to be white. And it has been used as a tool of oppression for hundreds of years. It's a problem.

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Ep. 261 - I need you to know this one stat about American policing Jun 22, 2020

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Last night, I read a brand new study on American policing and it has one stat that I think is the single most important stat of the year in American policing. I need you to learn it. I think it's so big that it will become a household stat that all of us who want serious change will memorize and quote from this point forward.

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Ep. 260 - The most amazing justice breakthrough you've never heard of Jun 18, 2020

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Something is happening in San Francisco that is truly revolutionary. I honestly didn't think it was possible. It's never been done before. But now we must do it all over the country.

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Ep. 259 - How I get through overwhelming days Jun 16, 2020

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Today I want to share a life lesson. I use it the best I can. Sometimes I fail, but this lesson has helped to keep me and my family whole for at least 10 years. I hope it helps you as much as it has helped me.

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