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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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Thursday May 20, 2021
Thursday May 20, 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 podcast limited series premiere episode 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, and others.
In this episode, COLOR LINES author and local reporter Mike Kelly discusses his town and the day that everything changed in Teaneck.
In honor of the podcast launch, listeners of this episode are encouraged to support Color of Change. Learn more at colorofchange.org.
Time Stamps
00:00 Introduction
02:26 Mike Kelly joins
05:19 Senator Cory Booker shares experience growing up in northern New Jersey
08:07 Reverend Al Sharpton’s recollections of Teaneck
10:05 A picture of Teaneck at the time
12:00 Why was Phillip Pannell shot?
15:17 Walter Fields on the community impact
20:35 Reverend Al Sharpton discusses rising tensions in Teaneck
25:47 Civil rights progress with DeWitt Lacy
30:37 Senator Cory Booker remembers the Rodney King march
32:50 Conclusion
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