Episode 2.16: Two Genies

My Racist Friend

Don and Amy discuss the ongoing protests against police brutality, including both the large gathering in Bloomington on June 5 and (briefly) an inflammatory statement by the Broadening Inclusion Group of the local farmer's market that same day. They try to process some of the recent instances of violence against protestors and discuss the role RCT plays in seeking understanding.

Additional resources:

• "Racism Is Surging in Germany. Tens of Thousands Are Taking to the Streets to Call for Justice" (Time, by Billy Perrigo and Melissa Godin, June 11, 2020)
  https://time.com/5851165/germany-anti-racism-protests/

• "The NFL's backtracking apology forgot one thing: Colin Kaepernick" (Mashable, by Adam Rosenberg, June 7, 2020)
  https://mashable.com/article/colin-kaepernick-nfl-roger-goodell-black-lives-matter/

• "Why Romney Marched" (The Atlantic, McKay Coppins, June 8, 2020)
  https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/06/mitt-romney-black-lives-matter/612808/

• "Austin police fired at a crowd transporting a protester injured by an officer" (CNN, by Christina Maxouris and Raja Razek, June 7, 2020)
  https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/07/us/austin-texas-police-bean-bag-20-year-old-injured/index.html

• "Black Against the Wall" (Bloomington Black Lives Matter, June 6, 2020)
  https://www.facebook.com/blacklivesmatterbtown/posts/3865770443464840

• "Bloomington Community Farmers’ Market releases apology after controversial statement" (Indiana Daily Student, by Lauren McLaughlin, June 11, 2020)
  https://www.idsnews.com/article/2020/06/bloomington-community-farmers-market-releases-apology-after-controversial-statement

• "Radio Raheem's death in Spike Lee's 'Do The Right Thing' still haunts America" (liveMint, by Uday Bhatia, June 3, 2020)
  https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/features/radio-raheem-s-death-in-spike-lee-s-do-the-right-thing-still-haunts-america-11591184771351.html

• "15 Years Later, Tawana Brawley Has Paid 1 Percent Of Penalty" (NPR, by Mark Memmott, August 5, 2013)
  https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2013/08/05/209194252/15-years-later-tawana-brawley-has-paid-1-percent-of-penalty

• "Trump 'How to Black People/How to Bible" (YouTube, uploaded by Jeff Hill, June 3, 2020)
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6pmzTr3eUQ&feature=youtu.be

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