Episode 22: The Team’s Back Together!

Episode 22: The Team’s Back Together!

We’re thrilled to have our third host, Drew, back on the show this week! Listen in as we catch up with him and hear about his new internship before diving into a variety of topics regarding the Black community interacting with law enforcement. Our hosts discuss a recent interaction the Fuquay-Varina police had with Malcolm Ziglar, a young Black male that was detained for purchasing a stolen dirt bike, while letting his young white male companion leave the scene. They look at the difference in how the two young men were treated, while also pointing out the positive - the officer’s supervisor corrected him at the scene and the family filed a complaint after the interaction. Two important steps in changing these kinds of interactions. Our hosts continue on to talk about the history of why Black police officers are seen as the enemy by the Black community; including Jim Crow laws and the way the police were in charge of enforcing those kinds of societal norms. Our hosts end the show by discussing personal interactions with police, and how they appreciate the hard (and sometimes traumatizing) work police officers do while also pointing out the improvements that still need to be made in the system.