Meet two Black police officers — a young officer in the Minneapolis suburbs and a veteran sheriff's deputy in Colorado Springs — working to protect their communities. In the wake of George Floyd's death and the nationwide protests that followed, these two women offer a glimpse of what it's like to serve in law enforcement at a time when policing itself is under fire. They also speak frankly about how their jobs and their identities sometimes come into conflict.

Hosted and produced by Jo Erickson
Editor: Dennis Funk
Production and mixing: Rebekah Romberg
Theme music by Daniel Mescher. Additional music via Firstcom.
Executive producers: Brad Turner, Kevin Dale
Additional editorial support: Luis Antonio Perez, Rachel Estabrook, Elena Rivera
Thanks also to Kim Nguyen, Jodi Gersh, Clara Shelton, Mia Rincón, Dave Burdick, John Mossman.

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