RADICAL HOPE by Carolina De Robertis - People "Music, Podcasts, Audiobooks and More to Learn More About Racial Justice and Police Brutality"

People | June 10, 2020

"‘There is no noise as powerful as the sound of the marching feet of a determined people,’ Martin Luther King Jr. said at the height of the Civil Rights Movement. No words better capture the moment we're in right now, as millions take to the streets to protest against police brutality and racial injustice.

Protests have erupted in cities throughout the United States following the May 25 killing of George Floyd, 46-year-old black man who died after a Minneapolis police officer kneeled on his neck for almost nine minutes after a deli employee accused Floyd of using a counterfeit $20 bill. The officer, Derek Chauvin, is facing murder and manslaughter charges, while the three other officers who were on the scene are under investigation. All have been fired.

In the midst of this painful — and necessary — reckoning with racism in the United States, many have sought resources to learn more about the issues at hand. We march, but we must also listen — and music helps us learn, reflect and heal when conversation fails.

Keep reading for music, podcasts, audiobooks and more resources that deconstruct systemic racism and paint a vivid portrait of what it’s like to be unheard, and unseen as a black American.”

Radical Hope by Carolina De Robertis, which People described as “powerful and full of hope,” is included in this article. Follow the link above to read more.

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