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LISTEN: Let's Talk Race, Police And Recent Shootings

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¾ÅÉ«Íø Call In Show 7/14 8a: This week, we want to hear your response to recent police shootings of African Americans—and the killing of five Dallas police officers. How do you think the shootings of officers in Dallas have affected the national conversation on race and policing? What are the ripple effects of these deaths right here at home in New Mexico? How has the widespread anger and fear affected police officers and their ability to do their jobs? How are activists taking care of themselves in the face of a problem that's hard to gain ground with? 

Guests: 

  • , activist and poet. 
  • , activist
  • , photographer,
  • , Communications and Community Outreach Director, 

Further Reading:

  • – New York Times
  • – Washington Post
  • – NPR
  • – NPR
  • – Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice
  • – New York Times
  • – The Influence
  •   - Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Atlantic
  • – BlackLivesMatter.com
  • – Lakota People’s Law Project
  • – L.A. Times
  •  - New York 1 News

  • - Washington Post
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  •  For New Mexico 
  • – Dallas Morning News
  • – VICE
  • – Southern Poverty Law Center
  • – John Greenberg, Citizenship & Social Justice

 

Elaine Baumgartel was ¾ÅÉ«Íø's News Director from 2013 to 2019. She was local Morning Edition host from 2007 through 2012 and she regularly hosted the station's live news and public affairs show for some years. Elaine originally came on board at ¾ÅÉ«Íø as a volunteer and student employee in 2003.
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