Dialogika

In this second of a two-part episode, we picked up where we left off with Amir Jones, an African-American Indonesian-American who’s living in Washington, D.C. and involved in electoral politics. We continue talking about structural racism in America and the Black Lives Matter protests as a response to the murders of black Americans like George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and many others — this time talking about the #DefundThePolice movement as well as racism in the criminal justice system. As media attention starts to die down, it is important we continue having these difficult but incredibly important conversations in order to make meaningful change happen for everyone.

If you haven’t listened to Part 1 of this conversation, you can take a listen here. 

Thanks for listening!

For those interested in learning more about the topic, we’ve provided links to resources as well as other recommended readings.

Amir Jones — follow Amir on Twitter

8 Minutes and 46 Seconds: How George Floyd Was Killed in Police Custody — courtesy of the New York Times

Timeline: Inside the investigation of Breonna Taylor’s killing and its aftermath — courtesy of ABC News

What We Know About the Killing of Ahmaud Arbery — courtesy of The Cut

What Exactly Does It Mean to Defund the Police? — courtesy of The Cut

There’s overwhelming evidence that the criminal justice system is racist. Here’s the proof. — courtesy of Washington Post

Report to the United Nations on Racial Disparities in the U.S. Criminal Justice System — courtesy of the Sentencing Project

HOW YOU CAN BE AN ALLY TO THE BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT — courtesy of Great Big Story

What it means to be anti-racist — courtesy of Vox

 

 

 

MUSIC CREDITS:

SOUL HIGH by RYAN LITTLE

MONTMARTRE by JAHZAAR

NIGHT OWL and THE GREAT by BROKE FOR FREE