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Just for a moment, imagine your community became another Ferguson. Or Minneapolis. Or Louisville. Or any American community where police killed African Americans under questionable circumstances. How would you react? How would your city react? How would your government react? These are the questions that we will explore in Color Lines: From Phillip to Floyd - A Podcast Exploring the American Tragedy of Race, Police Shootings & the Search for Justice In 1990, the town of Teaneck, New Jersey – a community renowned as a national model of racial unity and peace – became embroiled in a confrontation over race and dignity and fairness after a white police officer shot and killed a Black teenager. In this podcast based on journalist Mike Kelly’s book COLOR LINES investigates Teaneck’s history and what the shooting exposed about the racial dilemma that America faced then and continues to face today.
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Friday Jul 23, 2021
Friday Jul 23, 2021
In 1990, the town of Teaneck, New Jersey - a community renowned as a model of national unity and peace - became embroiled in a confrontation over race, dignity, and fairness after a white police officer shot and killed a Black teenager.
Riots broke out. The town engaged in an examination over its racial policies, from the police department to the school system. Were the efforts of Teaneck, New Jersey dating back to the 1950s to build racial harmony real? Why didn’t those efforts prevent another tragedy of police killing an African-American under questionable circumstances?
Featuring voiceover by the Emmy-winning Keith David, this limited series explores the American tragedy of race, police shootings, and the search for justice. The series features firsthand accounts, insights, and perspectives from the most prominent voices in civil rights and police reform -- from U.S. Senator Cory Booker to Congresswoman Karen Bass to the Rev. Al Sharpton, civil rights attorney DeWitt Lacy, journalist and author Dr. Janus Adams, activist Nupol Kiazolu and others.
In this final episode of the podcast series, journalist Mike Kelly and top experts in civil rights and law enforcement rejoin as speakers to share their insights on the impact of the Derek Chauvin conviction for the murder of George Floyd, the intended progress at the federal level for police reform with the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, and what the past year has meant for American society as a culture and country as it finds a way to move forward.
In honor of the podcast finale, listeners of this episode are encouraged to support Color of Change. Click here to learn more: https://colorofchange.org/
Visit the podcast website to listen to all episodes: https://www.upwardmediapartners.com/colorlinespodcastinterviewseries
Time Stamps
00:00 Introduction
2:18 Mike Kelly joins, shares perspective on the times
4:36 Similarities between the cases of Phillip Pannell and George Floyd
5:51 Dr. Janus Adams on the choices America faces and the way forward
9:31 “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” -Dr. Janus Adams
11:09 UCLA law professor Joanna Schwartz details what qualified immunity means
12:33 Why qualified immunity makes prosecution of police difficult
15:21 Mike Walker shares the intricacies of working in law enforcement
17:17 Civil rights attorney Marsha Kazarosian on police accountability
21:10 Congresswoman Karen Bass discusses the trial of Derek Chauvin
23:24 Civil rights attorney DeWitt Lacy on how the verdict changes future cases
27:32 Professor Angela Onwuachi-Willig on the challenges of police accountability and the legal system going forward
34:57 Reverend Al Sharpton on joining the Floyd family for the verdict and continuing the fight
38:37 Thank you from Upward Media Partners and conclusion
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