One year after the murder of George Floyd, my friend Allen takes me back to his childhood, telling me about his own mistrustful relationship with police officers, why he alters his behaviors around them and the talk his parents gave him at a very young age about dealing with the police. Then, we discuss Floyd, the significance of that moment last year, what we might have done if we were bystanders that day, lessons learned in the year since then, how white people can help and SO much more.
It's an important conversation, and we really hope you can listen and learn from it.
Allen Yates is a 29-year-old currently living in Connecticut. He grew up just outside of Philadelphia. He played basketball in college and then went on to work at radio stations in the area, which led him to ESPN Radio in Bristol, where he is right now. He loves the Lakers and publicly asking girls out on Twitter. You can follow him on Instagram @yizz22 or check out his sports podcast, "TBD."
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Memorable quotes:
"I'm combative with the police, and being combative or being compliant these days doesn't change the bottom line. You may end up losing your life regardless of how you act, regardless of what you say or do, because those police officers might not feel comfortable with you being there. - Allen on his relationship with the police (20:09)
"If I do get pulled over, I'm scared that I'm going to get a ticket. Not that I'm going to lose my life." - Troy on the differences between how the police treat white and Black people (22:28)
"That imagery to me was just crazy because he knows in the back of his mind, I have a really good chance of getting away with this and not suffering any repercussions from this because police who kill people, especially police who kill Black people, they never ever, ever get convicted for anything." - Allen on his reaction to the George Floyd video (25:46)
"It's nice that you named this street Black Lives Matter St., but your local governor has a rap sheet of covering up oppression within the police department. Those changes need to happen as well. It's good that we're getting things moving, but we have a long way to go." Allen on change that still needs to happen (39:25)
"Just ask the question. Yeah, it might feel as though you're putting an unnecessary burden on a Black person to have to teach you something that is wrong. But if you want to learn, all you have to do is ask." - Allen gives advice to white people who want to support BLM (52:04)

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