The years change, but the story stays the same. In this episode we investigate the influence of “Bias” as we unpack the happenings of the January 6, 2021 Insurrection riots on our nation’s capitol building. Check out this episode as we outline the historical consequences BIAS has had on Black and Brown Americans and the sheltering White Privilege has provided for White Americans. What hurdles do we have to overcome to attain justice for all… Mountains!
Sources
Time: 93% of BLM Protests Have Been Peaceful, New Report Finds
https://time.com/5886348/report-peaceful-protests/
Business Insider: Police have arrested only 69 people connected to the Capitol building invasion so far, far fewer than those arrested during BLM protests this summer
https://www.businessinsider.com/number-of-arrests-capitol-riot-compared-blm-protests-chart-2021-1
On the Media:
https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/crime-reporting-racial-bias
FBI: 2017 Crime in the United States:
https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2017/crime-in-the-u.s.-2017/tables/table-43
Austin American-Statesman: Fact-Check: Did the FBI director warn about white supremacist violence?
https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/10/09/fact-check-did-fbi-director-warn-about-white-supremacist-violence/114251512/
COINTELPRO: FBI Records:
https://vault.fbi.gov/cointel-pro
Business Insider: Police have arrested only 69 people connected to the Capitol Building invasion so far, far fewer than those arrested during BLM protests this summer:
https://www.businessinsider.com/number-of-arrests-capitol-riot-compared-blm-protests-chart-2021-1
Sources
Time: 93% of BLM Protests Have Been Peaceful, New Report Finds
https://time.com/5886348/report-peaceful-protests/
Business Insider: Police have arrested only 69 people connected to the Capitol building invasion so far, far fewer than those arrested during BLM protests this summer
https://www.businessinsider.com/number-of-arrests-capitol-riot-compared-blm-protests-chart-2021-1
On the Media:
https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/crime-reporting-racial-bias
FBI: 2017 Crime in the United States:
https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2017/crime-in-the-u.s.-2017/tables/table-43
Austin American-Statesman: Fact-Check: Did the FBI director warn about white supremacist violence?
https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/10/09/fact-check-did-fbi-director-warn-about-white-supremacist-violence/114251512/
COINTELPRO: FBI Records:
https://vault.fbi.gov/cointel-pro
Business Insider: Police have arrested only 69 people connected to the Capitol Building invasion so far, far fewer than those arrested during BLM protests this summer:
https://www.businessinsider.com/number-of-arrests-capitol-riot-compared-blm-protests-chart-2021-1
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