The George Floyd Protests Feel ‘Very Different’ Than Past Police Brutality Demonstrations, Says Black Voters Matter Fund Co-Founder
Crowds of mourners paid their respects to George Floyd over a six-hour public viewing Monday in Houston, as the nation continued its reckoning over its history with structural racism in policing and beyond. To discuss, Jim Braude was joined by LaTosha Brown, co-founder of the Black Voters Matter Fund.
Harvard Global Health’s Dr. Ashish Jha On Coronavirus Risks Of Black Lives Matter Protests And Phase Two Re-Opening In Massachusetts
Massachusetts moved ahead with Phase 2 of its reopening plan in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Meanwhile, widespread protests over the police killing of George Floyd have raised some questions about what impact they will have on transmission, even with most protestors wearing masks.
Jim Braude joined Dr. Ashish Jha, director of the Harvard Global Health Institute, to discuss.
NFL Commissioner Fails To Mention Colin Kaepernick In Statement Supporting Black Lives Matter
On Friday, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell released a video admitting the league made mistakes in how it had handled Colin Kaepernick’s kneeling protests over racial profiling and brutality in policing. To discuss, Jim Braude was joined by ESPN senior writer Howard Bryant.