Currently, we are fighting three deadly viruses: COVID-19 is threatening our health. White Supremacy is threatening our existence. And cops are killing us every single day.  Wondering why the fear of black men persists and does it just spring from racism?
In this episode we are joined by Rodney Mitchell a retired New York City Police Sergeant of 22 years. As a Black man he gives us his take is on the state of police and race relations.  Rodney  talks about the policing of Black and Brown Communities and race relations as it pertains to police departments.  Topics include:

Why do we have an abundance of white police officers police in a black communities
What are our rights? What should we know and do when stoped by police
importance of filing police complaints
Acceptable and non acceptable police restraints 


Featured Guest: Rodney Mitchell, retired New York City Police Sergeant of 22 years.
Resources: Anti Racism Document help White People Navigate Helping People of Color:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BRlF2_zhNe86SGgHa6-VlBO-QgirITwCTugSfKie5Fs/mobilebasic
ADDRESSING POLICE MISCONDUCT LAWS ENFORCED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE https://www.justice.gov/crt/addressing-police-misconduct-laws-enforced-department-justice
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