19 min listen
An Unresolved Past
FromLatino USA
ratings:
Length:
32 minutes
Released:
Dec 14, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
For this special Latino USA presentation of In The Thick, Maria and Julio are joined by Al Letson, host of Reveal and the new podcast series, “Mississippi Goddamn: The Ballad of Billey Joe.” Billey Joe Johnson Jr. was a Black high school football star who was found dead in Lucedale, Mississippi in 2008 after being pulled over by a white cop. They get into his story, the problematic history of investigations when it comes to suspicious deaths of Black people in Mississippi, and journalists’ responsibility when covering these tragic stories.
Released:
Dec 14, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
How I Made It: Yasser Tejeda & Palotré: How I Made It: Yasser Tejeda & Palotré by Latino USA