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One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

FromI'm Still Here


One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

FromI'm Still Here

ratings:
Length:
51 minutes
Released:
Oct 25, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Mike Brown’s murder sparked a massive movement, but three years later, has anything actually changed for black people in Ferguson? Local activists grapple with the conundrum of their work: It’s deeply necessary but the consequences are harsh, sometimes deadly. Pushed out of jobs, arrested, dehumanized: this is what fighting a police state looks like. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Released:
Oct 25, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (7)

Katrina. Ferguson. Oak Creek. In America, a local tragedy can spark a national conversation. But what happens after the national news cycle moves on? On this podcast, we’ll visit communities whose tales of adversity have put them on the map and we’ll explore what “survival” in America really looks like. What does it mean to survive when your classmate has been gunned down by a cop? When you’re surrounded by an opioid epidemic? When your child is told she can’t use the bathroom that corresponds with her gender identity? Because when the controversies of our time become politicized, we can’t forget about the people affected by them every day.