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Ep. 437 - Kim Potter, Earle Brown, the KKK, and the murder of Daunte Wright Listen now (13 min) | Since yesterday we've learned so much more not only about the officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright, but about the deeply rac…

20 hr ago

Ep. 436 - Daunte Wright Listen now (12 min) | Yesterday police outside of Minneapolis shot and killed an unarmed, non-violent Black man named Daunte Wright after pulling him o…

Apr 12

Ep. 452 - Why yesterday was the most important day of the Derek Chauvin trial Listen now (11 min) | Yesterday we saw something that we rarely see in murder trials against police officers - we saw and heard the direct supervisor o…

Apr 2

Ep. 434 - How much has our country truly changed since Rodney King was beaten 30 years ago?Listen now (14 min) | 30 years ago the LAPD brutally beat a Black man named Rodney King and a man with a camcorder a few blocks away just happened to c…

Apr 1

Ep. 433 - WHM Special: Honoring the Wives of the Movement Listen now (20 min) | Rai King takes over The Breakdown to talk about the lives and legacies of some of the most important women in the Civil Rights mo…

Mar 31

Ep. 432 - The Prosecution was very good on Day 1 of the Derek Chauvin trial Listen now (14 min) | Let me unpack and explain Day 1 of the trial of the disgraced police officer Derek Chauvin. From their opening statements forward…

Mar 30

Ep. 431 - George Floyd did not kill himself. He was murdered.Listen now (15 min) | Today the prosecution and defense will make their opening statements in the trial of disgraced police officer Derek Chauvin. What…

Mar 29

Ep. 430 - Let's Elect Tishaura Jones as Mayor of St. Louis Listen now (12 min) | In so many ways, St. Louis is ground zero for the Black Lives Matter Movement. And right now, we have a chance to help elect a br…

Mar 25

Ep. 429 - I'm going back to work Listen now (7 min) | I've defended myself enough. Now it's time to get back to work.This podcast is produced by The North Star, a Black-owned and opera…

Mar 24

Ep. 428 - Go look at my Instagram on March 4th Listen now (14 min) | As soon as you can, scroll back to March 4th on my Instagram page. Do you see the post that says "March 23rd. That's All?"That's …

Mar 23

Ep. 427 - Did you know that Philando Castile was pulled over by police a staggering 53 tim…Listen now (15 min) | On today's episode of @TheBreakdown I unpack and explain how police brutality is a math problem. African Americans are forced to …

Mar 22

Ep. 426 - Identifying with the pain of other cultures Listen now (17 min) | You don't have to be Asian or Asian American to be heartbroken by the gross sting of bigoted and sexist violence that visited met…

Mar 19

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