Policing in 2020 and Beyond: Black Lives Matter Movement and Community Organizing
September 25, 2020 – Recent protests in New Mexico have kept the issue of police brutality in the headlines. But, what are the specific reform efforts that protestors are seeking? And, what do activists mean when they say defund or abolish the police department? Host Gene Grant talks to local organizers and activists about what radical police reform looks like and whether these protests help to push those efforts forward.
Host/Correspondent: Gene Grant
Guests:
Laquonte Barry, Black New Mexico Movement Organizer
Sean Cardinalli, Truth to Power New Mexico
Reed Easterwood, Lawyer & Activist
Suggested Reading:
Truth to Power NM Facebook Page
New Mexico Black Leadership Council
Black Lives Matter ABQ Facebook Page