Content Warning: Violence. This week, DeRay, Brittany, Sam, and Clint discuss social distancing arrests, Ahmaud Arbery's murder, pandemic-influenced police violence, and a Sioux tribe's fight with South Dakota's governor. Then, DeRay sits down with Maryland State Senator Bill Ferguson to explore what it means to be a legislator facing 2020's unexpected problems.Show linksProPublica - Early Data Shows Black People Are Being Disproportionally Arrested for Social Distancing ViolationsCNN - Sioux tribe rejects South Dakota governor request to remove Covid-19 checkpointsNYT - Georgia Killing Puts Spotlight on a Police Force's Troubled HistoryThe New Yorker - How Racism Is Shaping the Coronavirus Pandemic
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