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The police killing of Tyre Nichols in Memphis generated a significant amount of conversation and coverage, while the killing of environmental activist Manuel Esteban Paez Terán in a Georgia state police raid just weeks later has gotten considerably less attention. This time in our monthly feature, Meet the BIPOC Press, Laura Flanders and Sara Lomax of URL Media talk with two journalists who have been reporting on these stories for local Black-led outlets. Is there anything in their response that might deepen how we think about power and race, racism, police and public safety? Our guests are Gavin Godfrey, Atlanta editor at Capital B, and Report for America corps member Brittany Brown, a reporter at MLK50: Justice Through Journalism where she covers criminal justice and labor in Memphis.
“. . . We saw national media parachute into Memphis really covering the flashpoint moment that this was for the city . . . At MLK50, we're really focused on highlighting the continuing efforts that are going on every week.” - Brittany Brown
“I think what separates our coverage from local coverage in the city is that we are trying to find out how this affects the people that are the most affected. Most of [the] local news is talking to officials, law enforcement officials, and then getting a couple of quotes and clips from protestors without a lot of context.” - Gavin Godfrey
“Our communities need to have outlets . . . that are coming from the ground up and from our people. I'm really grateful that there is a new wave of Black media outlets that are doing the work in Atlanta, in Memphis, in Philadelphia, all over the country . . .” - Sara Lomax
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GUESTS:
Brittany Brown: Criminal Justice & Labor Reporter, MLK50: Justice Through Journalism
Gavin Godfrey: Atlanta Editor, Capital B
Sara Lomax: Co-Founder, URL Media; President & CEO, WURD Radio
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- North Carolina: Courageous Conversations in a Climate of Fear: youtu.be/6PCguU4HVtM
- Militarization & Uvalde: The Context Media Coverage Omits: youtu.be/NFfy2hSVm5s
- Minneapolis: Not Giving Up on Police Abolition: youtu.be/HVKF6i_3GqM
📚 Check out our Book of the Week on BOOKSHOP*:
- America on Fire: The Untold History of Police Violence and Black Rebellion Since the 1960s by Elizabeth Hinton: bookshop.org/a/22992/9781324092001
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CONTENT:
00:00- Intro/How far is too far?
5:25- Who are the 'Forest Dwellers'?
10:00- How can law enforcement help the community?
15:00- What is the impact of police brutality throughout our personal communities?
20:00- Are lawmakers listening to their residents?
23:35- Conclusion/Where do we go from here?
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This episode is closed captioned.
CREDITS
Executive Producer: Laura Flanders
Senior Story Producer: Sabrina Artel
Consulting Producer: Rory O'Connor
Editors: Nat Needham, David Neumann
Radio & Podcast Producer: Jeannie Hopper
Communications Manager: Janet Hernandez
Motion Graphics: Nat Needham
#TyreNichols #ManuelEstebanPaezTerán #Tortugita #Memphis #Atlanta #Georgia #CopCity #EnvironmentalActivist #BlackJournalism #BIPOC #Police #PublicSafety
The police killing of Tyre Nichols in Memphis generated a significant amount of conversation and coverage, while the killing of environmental activist Manuel Esteban Paez Terán in a Georgia state police raid just weeks later has gotten considerably less attention. This time in our monthly feature, Meet the BIPOC Press, Laura Flanders and Sara Lomax of URL Media talk with two journalists who have been reporting on these stories for local Black-led outlets. Is there anything in their response that might deepen how we think about power and race, racism, police and public safety? Our guests are Gavin Godfrey, Atlanta editor at Capital B, and Report for America corps member Brittany Brown, a reporter at MLK50: Justice Through Journalism where she covers criminal justice and labor in Memphis.
“. . . We saw national media parachute into Memphis really covering the flashpoint moment that this was for the city . . . At MLK50, we're really focused on highlighting the continuing efforts that are going on every week.” - Brittany Brown
“I think what separates our coverage from local coverage in the city is that we are trying to find out how this affects the people that are the most affected. Most of [the] local news is talking to officials, law enforcement officials, and then getting a couple of quotes and clips from protestors without a lot of context.” - Gavin Godfrey
“Our communities need to have outlets . . . that are coming from the ground up and from our people. I'm really grateful that there is a new wave of Black media outlets that are doing the work in Atlanta, in Memphis, in Philadelphia, all over the country . . .” - Sara Lomax
_________________
GUESTS:
Brittany Brown: Criminal Justice & Labor Reporter, MLK50: Justice Through Journalism
Gavin Godfrey: Atlanta Editor, Capital B
Sara Lomax: Co-Founder, URL Media; President & CEO, WURD Radio
🎧 PODCAST:
Prefer to listen? Hear this week's episode on your favorite podcast platform: lauraflanders.simplecast.com/episodes/black-journalists-on-police-violence-reporting-from-the-inside-out
✏️ SHOW NOTES:
Visit our Patreon for more information on this week's episode, including related articles, books and more: patreon.com/posts/show-notes-black-79155323
📺 RELATED EPISODES:
- North Carolina: Courageous Conversations in a Climate of Fear: youtu.be/6PCguU4HVtM
- Militarization & Uvalde: The Context Media Coverage Omits: youtu.be/NFfy2hSVm5s
- Minneapolis: Not Giving Up on Police Abolition: youtu.be/HVKF6i_3GqM
📚 Check out our Book of the Week on BOOKSHOP*:
- America on Fire: The Untold History of Police Violence and Black Rebellion Since the 1960s by Elizabeth Hinton: bookshop.org/a/22992/9781324092001
(*Bookshop is an online bookstore with a mission to financially support local, independent bookstores. The LF Show is an affiliate of bookshop.org and will receive a small commission if you click through and make a purchase.)
_________________
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CONTENT:
00:00- Intro/How far is too far?
5:25- Who are the 'Forest Dwellers'?
10:00- How can law enforcement help the community?
15:00- What is the impact of police brutality throughout our personal communities?
20:00- Are lawmakers listening to their residents?
23:35- Conclusion/Where do we go from here?
🎧 LOOKING FOR UNCUT INTERVIEWS? Patreon subscribers get early access to our full, uncut conversations and audio extras! Join our growing family today! patreon.com/thelfshow
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📚 Shop our Bookshop Store: bookshop.org/shop/thelfshow
ACCESSIBILITY
This episode is closed captioned.
CREDITS
Executive Producer: Laura Flanders
Senior Story Producer: Sabrina Artel
Consulting Producer: Rory O'Connor
Editors: Nat Needham, David Neumann
Radio & Podcast Producer: Jeannie Hopper
Communications Manager: Janet Hernandez
Motion Graphics: Nat Needham
#TyreNichols #ManuelEstebanPaezTerán #Tortugita #Memphis #Atlanta #Georgia #CopCity #EnvironmentalActivist #BlackJournalism #BIPOC #Police #PublicSafety
![[TRAILER] Marjorie Kelly on the Capitalism Crisis: “Wealth Supremacy” is Killing Us](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mH2eGIHXH5M/hqdefault.jpg "[TRAILER] Marjorie Kelly on the Capitalism Crisis: “Wealth Supremacy” is Killing Us
Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/7XPzULIoBBI
Capital bias prioritizes wealth over people and the planet. What are the consequences? That question is at the core of “Wealth Supremacy: How the Extractive Economy and the Biased Rules of Capitalism Drive Today’s Crises”, the new book from Marjorie Kelly. There’s too much financial wealth in our system, she says, yet capitalism encourages us to keep scaling up, building our portfolios and maximizing profits. Like white supremacy, wealth supremacy is both entirely obvious and oddly hidden. But it shows up everywhere, and it’s brought us to a deadly brink. What is to be done? As you’ll hear in the episode, meaningful conversations about wealth supremacy can help us shift away from capitalism and imagine better economic models. Tune in as Marjorie Kelly and Laura Flanders do just that. Marjorie Kelly is a Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Democracy Collaborative and a longtime business observer. Her book is out now via Berrett-Koehler Press.
“. . . Big capital is out there right now buying water rights . . . Communities are saying no . . . water needs to be declared a public trust. You have these two completely different worldviews, which really show us we can have a financialized world or we can have a democratic world . . .” - Marjorie Kelly
“White supremacy and wealth supremacy are entirely entangled and you cant solve for racial equity without also looking at this wealth inequity. It hits people of color hardest, but its hitting all of us, including the planet.”
Guest:
Marjorie Kelly: Distinguished Senior Fellow, The Democracy Collaborative; Author, Wealth Supremacy: How the Extractive Economy and the Biased Rules of Capitalism Drive Today’s Crises
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