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COVID-19 Response: Black Lives Matter in Albuquerque

A group of demonstrators give speeches and hold signs in front of the Albuquerque Police Department during the day.

Albuquerque residents have joined people around the world in protest following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. In the media, peaceful demonstrations have been conflated with property damage done by smaller groups of people, playing into narratives that give rise to aggressive responses like what the Trump administration is pushing. In episode 70,…

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COVID-19 Response: Race, Privilege And Reopening

Composite of two people holding signs reading "NO YOUTH IN CAGES" and "MY FREEDOM SHOULDN'T END WHERE YOUR FEAR BEGINS".

The past few weeks have seen a rise to anti-shutdown protests in many parts of the country. Some have observed the number of weapons at some of these protests, others have observed that most of the participants are white. That made us think, how does race factor into the conversations around re-opening? In episode 66,…

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