Tag Archives: News

January 27, 2023: The Problem is Policing Itself

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:59 — 39.9MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThis week, we reflect on the complex lethality of the white supremacist system in the United States, as it has dealt out death to Black people and others whose lives are devalued within this system. We are responding to the release of the footage earlier this week …

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January 20, 2023: A Police Murder in the Atlanta Forest

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:00 — 39.9MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreToday, we share the tragic news that police killed Tortuguita, a forest defender in the South River Forest in Atlanta on the morning of Wednesday, January 19th. We have previously covered the movement to protect the Atlanta forest in light of its history as a plantation and …

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January 13, 2023: Sex Work at the Birth of the Ghetto

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:00 — 39.9MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreWe are pleased to continue sharing a conversation between Micol Seigel and Anne Gray Fischer. Fischer’s powerful book, The Streets Belong to Us: Sex, Race, and Police Power from Segregation to Gentrification, was published in 2022, and is an account of gender and sexuality’s crucial role in the …

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January 6, 2023: Policing Womens’ Bodies

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:00 — 39.9MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreWe are pleased to share the first part of an interview between Anne Gray Fischer and Micol Siegel.  Fischer’s powerful first book, The Streets Belong to Us: Sex, Race, and Police Power from Segregation to Gentrification, was published earlier in 2022, and is an account of gender and …

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December 30, 2022: In Memory of Russell Maroon Shoatz

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:00 — 39.9MB)Subscribe: RSS | More December 17th marked two years since the passing of Russell Maroon Shoatz. He was a founding member of the Black Unity Council, a former member of the Black Panther Party and a soldier in the Black Liberation Army. After twice escaping from prison, and twice being …

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December 23, 2022: It was a Normal Day for Us, and He Just Disappeared

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:00 — 39.9MB) Subscribe: RSS | More This week, we speak again with Isaiah Willoughby. Last time he was on the show, he reflected on being incarcerated due to the 2020 George Floyd Uprising. He was released from prison last March, but he’s now housed once again in SeaTac Federal Detention Center …

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December 16, 2022: Life After Lockup with Kunta Kenyatta

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:00 — 39.9MB) Subscribe: RSS | More This week, we feature interviews on Life After Lockup from the Kunta Kenyatta Files.  Kunta Kenyatta uses YouTube to speak to a range of people in Cleveland, Ohio, often featuring videos shot from the 107 Club, a half-way house and neighborhood hub.  He speaks with neighbors, …

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December 9, 2022: Care Not Cages

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:00 — 39.9MB) Subscribe: RSS | More We turn our focus this week to a local struggle. Here in Bloomington Indiana, Monroe County Government is quickly moving forward with a proposal for a new $60+ million dollar jail to replace and expand the downtown jail. With little input from community members, consultants …

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December 2, 2022: Simply an Incarcerated Person Fighting to be Free

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:00 — 39.9MB) Subscribe: RSS | More We start out with news about the recent execution of Kevin Johnson in Missouri, and a call to strike from Pennslyvania prisoners. Afterwards, we share an interview conducted by James Kilgore, who spoke with Albert Woodfox and Robert King of the Angola 3. After that, …

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November 25, 2022: Last in Rights, First in Punishment

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:00 — 39.9MB) Subscribe: RSS | More This week, we share the second installment of a talk by Dina Alves, an abolitionist researcher and scholar who is currently visiting the US from Brazil.  Her talk is simultaneously translated from Portuguese by Micol Seigel. In this feature, she talks about the findings of …

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