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Patrisse Cullors On Black Lives Matter, Jay-Z & NFL, Prison Reform

Patrisse Cullors On Black Lives Matter, Jay-Z & NFL, Prison Reform

FromPeople's Party with Talib Kweli


Patrisse Cullors On Black Lives Matter, Jay-Z & NFL, Prison Reform

FromPeople's Party with Talib Kweli

ratings:
Length:
62 minutes
Released:
Sep 9, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

On this special episode of the People's Party Talib Kweli and Jasmin Leigh sit down with friend and co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement Patrisse Cullors. They discuss her experience growing up in LA during the war on drugs campaign. She tells the story of how BLM got started, and later explains the guiding principles of the cause. Other topics include corruption inside LA's Sheriff's department, LGBT social movements, the making of Talib's album "Prisoner Of Conscious", how the FBI labeled them a terrorist organization, Jay-Z's recent deal he made with the NFL, reparations, and the serious problems within the US prison system.
Released:
Sep 9, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (96)

People’s Party is a weekly interview show hosted by hip-hop legend Talib Kweli. The show features big-name guests exploring hip-hop, culture, and politics.