Sustaining the Movement for Black Lives in a Small, Southern Town
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English - July 21, 2020 21:00 - 7 minutes - 5.09 MBDocumentary Society & Culture news coastal nc north carolina coast real people interview storytelling local Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Sheresa Elliot, 31, of Beaufort, NC speaks about how her job as a therapist is informing her work as she continues to organize for Black Lives Matter in Beaufort, NC. Elliot had never worked on social justice issues before she organized nearly 500 people for Black Lives Matter protests within her town of about 4,000 last month. Elliot now is facilitating virtual town hall discussions with the Beaufort Police Department.