Let’s Talk About That
A podcast where we dismantle stereotypes, expose misinformation, think critically, make mistakes, and encourage others to do the same.
Episode 1: Crime and Poverty
J.D. Bowens and Brian Miller help you to have a better discussion on the correlations between violent crime rates and race.
Hint: there's no correlation between race and violent crime rates. However, there is strong correlation with poverty and violent crime.
Listen to learn, understand, and discuss with others.
Rate of Drug Use
www.hamiltonproject.org/charts/rates_…minal_justice
Mapping Police Violence
mappingpoliceviolence.org
Racial Disparities in Sentencing
www.aclu.org/sites/default/file…u_submission_0.pdf
Arrest Rate for Drug Use
www.aclu.org/issues/smart-justi…na-black-and-white
Household Poverty and Non-fatal Violent Victimization
www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/hpnvv0812.pdf
Recommended Reading
newjimcrow.com/
Episode 2: Confederate Monuments
J.D. Bowens and Brian Miller help you to have a better discussion on the racist history of Confederate Monuments and why they should come down.
Where does Confederate history belong? In a museum.
Listen to learn, understand, and discuss with others.
Email us at letstalkaboutthat2020@gmail.com
Timeline of Confederate Monuments
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WClgR6Q0aPE
How Southern Socialites Rewrote Civil War History
www.youtube.com/watch?v=55ehKPUm7dc
“153 YEars of Confederate Iconography” - Southern Poverty Law Center
www.splcenter.org/sites/default/fi…meline_print.pdf
Confederate States of America - Declaration of the Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of South Carolina from the Federal Union
avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/csa_scarsec.asp
You Want a Confederate Monument? My Body is a Confederate Monument
www.nytimes.com/2020/06/26/opinio…ments-racism.html
Episode 4: Qualified Immunity
J.D. Bowens and Brian Miller help you to have a better understanding of qualified immunity and why it's so difficult to hold police accountable in our current justice system.
Listen to learn, understand, and discuss with others.
Email us at letstalkaboutthat2020@gmail.com
Defining Excessive force
criminal.findlaw.com/criminal-proce…brutality.html
Most Common Defenses for Qualified Immunity and Why They’re Wrong
www.cato.org/blog/most-common-d…%20Supreme%20Court's%20decision%20in%20Graham%20v.
Pros vs Cons of Qualified Immunity: Both Sides of Debate
supreme.findlaw.com/supreme-court-i…-of-debate.html
Suing police for abuse is nearly impossible. The Supreme Court can fix that.
www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/…urt-immunity/
Mapping Police Violence
www.MappingPoliceViolence.org
In New York, major crime complaints fell when cops took a break from ‘proactive policing’
www.latimes.com/science/scienceno…170925-story.html
NYC cops did a work stop, yet crime dropped
arstechnica.com/science/2017/09/n…et-crime-dropped/
Episode 3: White Privilege
J.D. Bowens and Brian Miller help you to have a better discussion on “white privilege.” What does the term mean and why is it so difficult to talk about?
Let’s start with a simple definition.
Privilege: a special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group.
Listen to learn, understand, and discuss with others.
Email us at letstalkaboutthat2020@gmail.com
Life of Privilege Explained in a $100 Race
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyl4EJhq47A
White Privilege: unpacking the invisible Knapsack
nationalseedproject.org/Key-SEED-Text…ible-knapsack
10 Examples that Prove White Privilege Exists in Every Apsect imaginable
www.yesmagazine.org/social-justice/…ect-imaginable/
Views on Race in America 2019
www.pewsocialtrends.org/2019/04/09/ra…america-2019/
Without Ambiguity: Black Lives Matter
seths.blog/2020/06/without-amb…black-lives-matter/
Episode 5: Systemic Racism
J.D. Bowens and Brian Miller have a frank conversation about systemic racism and some common misconceptions. Listen in on this two part discussion to understand how deeply rooted racism directs our institutions.
Listen, learn, and discuss with others.
Have a race related topic you struggle with articulating? Email us at letstalkaboutthat2020@gmail.com
Resources:
The New Jim Crow
newjimcrow.com/
Systemic Racism Explained
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrHIQIO_bdQ