The Breakdown with Shaun King

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Ep. 208 - The life, death, and courageous words of Scott Ryan Apr 02, 2020

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On today's episode of The Breakdown Shaun tells us the story of the life, death, and courageous words of Scott Ryan - a bus driver outside of Seattle who told us in February what we were going to be facing. And Shaun gives action steps on what we need to be fighting for on behalf of essential workers nationwide.

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Ep. 207 - What's happening with the coronavirus in America's jails and prisons is a form of genocide. Apr 01, 2020

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Yesterday Shaun spoke with a man incarcerated at Rikers. Today he not only shares what he learned from that conversation, but describes the willful neglect at jails nationwide as a form of genocide. On the second half of today's episode, Shaun details how some cities are smartly using hotels to house the unhoused to help stop the spread of the coronavirus.

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Ep. 206 - Tomorrow is going to be a very, very hard day Mar 31, 2020

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Tomorrow, tens of millions of Americans will be kicked off of their health insurance and be unable to pay their rent. And the nation has done virtually nothing about it. Shaun breaks down what makes this moment so devastating and ends with an action step.

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Ep. 205 - Today is the 150th anniversary of the 15th Amendment, but does it really give African Americans the right to vote? Mar 30, 2020

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Today is no doubt a special day in American history, but does the 15th Amendment really do all we so often say it does? Shaun doesn't think so, actually. Listen and learn.

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Ep. 204 - Let's help free an innocent man BEFORE he's convicted plus updates on the horrible bailout package and student loans Mar 27, 2020

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Today Shaun gives us clear action steps to stop the conviction of an innocent man BEFORE he is convicted. Then he gives us some commentary on the horrible bailout package that was passed and says what our country really should've done instead.

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Ep. 203 - Mayor de Blasio and Governor Cuomo need to release more people from Rikers TODAY Mar 26, 2020

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For months, NY Governor Andrew Cuomo and NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio have been ignoring the professional advice of virtually every civil rights, human rights and public health organization in the city in regard to the hellhole of a jail known as Rikers. On today's episode, Shaun breaks down how they have directly caused a completely avoidable catastrophe in Rikers and gives us some action steps.

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Ep. 202 - Seven reasons why African Americans are at a higher risk of contracting the coronavirus Mar 25, 2020

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Experts believe that within the next 10 days, the United States -- not China, Italy, or Spain -- will have the most cases of Covid-19 worldwide. On today's episode, Shaun breaks down seven reasons why African Americans are actually at a much higher risk of contracting the coronavirus as it spreads across the country.

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Ep. 201 - A horrible case of déjà vu with the Democratic Party Mar 24, 2020

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In 3 straight polls, the majority of Americans now say they believe Donald Trump is doing a good job of handling the Covid-19 pandemic. The near complete absence of Joe Biden during this time created a vacuum for this to happen.

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Ep. 200 - Celebrating Episode #200 with some special messages from our listeners Mar 23, 2020

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On today's special episode of The Breakdown we celebrate everyone who has come this far with us and hear from our listeners on what they love most about the podcast.

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Ep. 199 - We must have an agenda. If we don't, the one that gets set for us, will not be good enough Mar 20, 2020

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In the next few days, government leaders on every level are going to be making long term decisions on how to fight back against the coronavirus. We need to make sure we tell them what that agenda need to be.

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