Black Lives Matter | Hawk Newsome

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“You have cops who are living by the same code as criminals, and nobody is seeking to cure this.”
— Hawk Newsome

SHOW DESCRIPTION

Location: New York
Date: Friday, November 15th 2019
Role: President

On February 26th 2012, Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old African-American was buying sweets from a convenience store when George Zimmerman, a volunteer Neighbourhood Watch person, reported him to the local police claiming he appeared "suspicious". An altercation between the two followed, and Trayvon was shot and killed.

George Zimmerman was charged with Trayvon's death, but on July 13th 2013, after claiming self-defence, he was acquited of second-degree murder and manslaughter.

On the same day, and in response to the acquittal, Alicia Garza posted a 'love letter to black people' on Facebook saying "Black people. I love you. I love us. Our lives matter." Garza's friend Patrisse Cullors saw her post and shared one of her own stating "Black bodies will no longer be sacrificed for the rest of the world's enlightenment. I am done. I am so done. Trayvon, you are loved infinitely. #blacklivesmatter." With that, a movement started.

The death of Trayvon is one of several deaths of black men without accountability, leading to accusations of institutional racism within the police, and rising tensions.

Black Lives Matter is now a global organisation and one of the world's largest civil rights movements with rallies held throughout the US as well as in Canada, Australia and the UK.

In this interview, I talk to Hawk Newsome, President of Black Lives Matter Greater New York. We discuss the BLM movement, how he got involved with activism, police killings of black people and systemic racism.

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TIMESTAMPS

  • 00:00:00 - Show Intro

  • 00:02:10 - Welcoming Hawk to the show

  • 00:02:20 - How Hawk got involved with Black Lives Matter

  • 00:04:14 - How Black Lives Matter started

  • 00:07:44 - The 1992 LA riots

  • 00:09:08 - Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Eric Garner & Andrew Kearse

  • 00:10:41 - Is there institutional racism within the police?

  • 00:16:41 - Colin Kaepernick

  • 00:22:27 - Are Black Lives Matter continuing the separation of black people?

  • 00:35:33 - What progress have Black Lives Matter made so far?

  • 00:38:52 - Black Lives Matter at the MOAR 

  • 00:45:48 - Antifa

  • 00:51:18 - Barack Obama, politics and power

  • 00:56:20 - The state of reparations

  • 00:59:23 - How to follow Hawk

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