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The American police shooting you haven’t heard about

The American police shooting you haven’t heard about

FromThe Take


The American police shooting you haven’t heard about

FromThe Take

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Length:
23 minutes
Released:
Aug 3, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Alvin Cole, a Black teenager, was shot and killed in February, a month after his 17th birthday. The officer accused of killing him is Joseph Mensah with Wisconsin's Wauwatosa Police Department — and Mensah is accused of shooting and killing two other men of color. These shootings haven't seen as much attention as other incidents of police violence in the country, but today, we're telling the story.In this episode:Tracey Cole, mother of Alvin Cole; Kimberley Motley (@KimMotleysLaw) International human rights attorney; and Dania Diaz (@RocNation) Roc Nation Managing Director of Philanthropy.For more:The US movement to abolish the policeVoices from the US protestsConnect with The Take: Twitter (@ajthetake), Instagram (@ajthetake) and Facebook (@TheTakePod).
Released:
Aug 3, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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Making sense of the world, one story at a time. Host Malika Bilal and journalists from Al Jazeera's international bureaus and beyond share their take on the most important stories every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.