Abolition, Art, and Activism w/ ThoughtPoet of BYP100

Better to Speak: The Podcast

English - August 27, 2020 21:12 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MB
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Defunding and abolishing the police has become part of mainstream dialogue since George Floyd was killed by police in Minneapolis in May. This topic, though older than most folks recognize, has caused a lot on controversy for many reasons in local communities as well as nationally as we inch closer and closer to the Presidential election in November.

On this week's episode of the podcast, host and founder of BTS Kési Felton explores what it means to abolish the police and brings on Chris "ThoughtPoet" Brown-- photographer, writer, and BYP100 Chicago member-- to go deeper into the topic, discuss his connection between art and activism, as well as the work BYP100 is doing on the ground to educate and organize folks around defunding and ultimately abolishing the police in their founding city of Chicago and elsewhere in the country.

Cover art photo courtesy of ThoughtPoet

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Sources:

The History of Police In Creating Social Order In The U.S. | NPR | 6.5.2020

Are Prisons Obsolete? (PDF) | Angela Y. Davis

Mentioned Links and Additional Resources:

Abolish Policing, Not Just the Police | Haymarket Books (Event/ Panel with Mariame Kaba, Maya Schenwar, and Victoria Law)

Yes, We Mean Literally Abolish the Police | Mariame Kaba | NY Times

Defunding Vs. Abolishing The Police Explained In 6 Minutes | Joseph Capehart | BuzzFeedVideo

Organizations: BYP100, Assata's Daughters, Let Us Breathe Collective, Good Kids Mad City

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