The Breakdown with Shaun King

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Ep. 18 - #JusticeForLucca Apr 25, 2019

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In today’s episode, Shaun King unpacks a horrible case of police brutality that occurred on April 18th against Lucca Rolle. Lucca was an unarmed, non-violent, 15-year-old boy getting McDonald’s in Coral Springs, FL when the police showed up. Shaun tells us what happened next, what it means, and what to do about it.

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Ep. 17 - Spring Break Apr 22, 2019

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Instead of a full episode, today's segment of the Breakdown is a quick message from Shaun.

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Ep. 16 - Mueller, Mumia, and an Unarmed Woman Shot by Police Apr 19, 2019

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In this episode, Shaun King gives us his immediate thoughts about the implications of the Mueller Report on the day after its release. He also shares an update on the appeal hearing of Mumia Abu-Jamal in Pennsylvania, and tells the horrible story of a young woman who was just shot by police in Connecticut, but has survived to tell the story.

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Ep. 15 - Mysonne, Singing at the Register, and Beyonce’s New Projects Apr 18, 2019

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On today’s episode of The Breakdown, Shaun King shares nothing but good news. Starting in The Bronx, Shaun covers a powerful demonstration and moment of unity lead by the rapper and leader Mysonne, then covers a fun viral video that you have to hear and see to believe, and closes with his thoughts on Beyonce’s two new projects.

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Ep. 14 - How to Make Police Brutality Illegal – Part 3 of 3 Apr 17, 2019

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On today’s episode of The Breakdown, the final episode in a 3 part series explaining the leading Supreme Court cases that make police brutality functionally legal in the United States, Shaun gives us action steps and solutions for how we make police brutality illegal. It won’t be easy or quick, but it’s necessary.

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Ep. 13 - Graham v. Connor – Police Brutality is Legal – Part 2 of 3 Apr 16, 2019

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On today’s episode of The Breakdown Shaun unpacks the Supreme Court case, Graham v. Connor – and explains how it is now used alongside of Tennessee v. Garner to protect police from being held responsible for their brutality.

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Ep. 12 - Tennessee v. Garner - Police Brutality is Legal - Part 1 of 3 Apr 15, 2019

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On today’s episode of The Breakdown, Shaun King begins the first of a 3 part series on why police brutality is functionally legal in the United States by unpacking the Supreme Court cases that currently protect even the worst officers in cases of police brutality. For the next two days Shaun will explain the cases, then on the 3rd episode Shaun will tell us what we can do about it.

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Ep. 11 - Series Preview Apr 12, 2019

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For the next few days, Shaun is recording a special three part series that will begin this coming Monday. It's really important and we needed just a little extra time to make sure that we nail it. In the meantime, if you love what we're building here, we would encourage you to become a founding member at TheNorthStar.com. You will find hundreds of original articles and stories from some of the leading scholars and journalists in the world.

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Ep. 10 - White domestic terrorist arrested for burning down Black churches Apr 11, 2019

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On today’s episode of The Breakdown, Shaun King unpacks the news that a white supremacist was just arrested in Louisiana for burning down Black churches, covers the toppling of Sudan’s government, and gives us an update on the new House and Senate Medicare for All bills.

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Ep. 9 - Bloods & Crips unite, Magic Johnson steps down, and Cincinnati makes bold criminal justice moves Apr 10, 2019

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On today’s episode of The Breakdown, Shaun King shares some good news with us. The world can be an ugly place and the United States is often the epicenter of some of that ugliness, but that doesn’t mean nothing good is going on. Today Shaun shares three good news stories about unity emerging between the Bloods and Crips in Los Angeles, a shocking move from Magic Johnson, and the simple ways an American city is trying to make their justice system better.

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