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Black Agenda Radio for Week of May 4, 2020
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford
04 May 2020
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Margaret Kimberley Ā· Black Agenda Radio for Week of May 4, 2020

Black Agenda Radio for Week of May 4, 2020

Corporate Media Largely Decide Which Black Lives Matter

A study by sociology professor Alicia Simmons, of Colgate University, found that corporate media journalists sometimes adopt an adversarial relationship with local police, but most often treat them as valued news sources. The police are always thought of as adversaries in the Black community. ā€œā€œWe know that police have turned a blind eye and a deaf ear to communities of color,ā€ said Simmons. The police tell Blacks, ā€œI’m going to over-police you, but I’m going to under-protect you.ā€

Dubois’ Views on ā€œVeilā€ of Blackness Explains White Suburban Micro-Aggressions

Upscale Black mothers who moved to Detroit’s white suburbs in search of better schools for their kids are suffering ā€œbattle fatigueā€ from constant struggles with their neighbors, according to Chasity Bailey-Fakhoury, a professor of sociology at Grand Valley State University, Michigan, who conducted a study titled, ā€œState of the Art: Living Within the Veil.ā€ ā€œThe veil is a mechanism for protecting the Black psyche,ā€ she said, ā€œbut also a mechanism for sustaining racial oppression.ā€

Black Ex-Felons Are Slow to Vouch for Other Former Offenders 

Contrary to the conventional wisdom, Black former offenders ā€œneed to see strong evidence that the formerly incarcerated person has really changed, said Sandra Susan Smith, a University of California professor of sociology who did a study on the subject. Smith discovered that ex-offenders who have good jobs are reluctant to put their own reputations at risk by vouching for recently released friends and relatives. The employed ex-offender’s attitude is, ā€œIf I don’t see evidence of real change, then I’m not doing anything.ā€

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