Episode 9 finds co-hosts Lanier and Lessie talking about lynchings in 21st Century America. A form of domestic terrorism, lynching was a method to dominate and subjugate Blacks during antebellum and civil rights eras as a way to maintain “law and order.”  It appears to be attempting a comeback.

Our audience call to action is

>Statistically in percentages and actual numbers, Blacks are outnumbered. There is literally nothing to stop such terrorism from happening again, especially given our present circumstances.  We need allies sure enough.

>Get back to building community.  Kinship is important, get to know your neighbors and know the parents of your children's friends.  We need to be accountable to one another and accountable for one another.  No Black man, woman, boy or girl, gets left behind.

Co-host Book Suggestions

Lynching in America: A History in Documents 1st Ed. Edition, by Christopher Waldrep (Editor)

A Brief History of Slavery and the Origins of American Policing  Written by Victor E. Kappeler, Ph.D.

https://plsonline.eku.edu/insidelook/brief-history-slavery-and-origins-american-policing

Thanks also to David L Branch II a/k/a Lil Sourstraw for the beat “Toronto.”
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