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Hosts Orlando Bailey and Donna Givens Davidson emcee a virtual community gathering in partnership with Eastside Community Network to dialogue with residents about Proposal N.
“I am strongly considering a run for mayor”
Arthur Jemison of the City of Detroit gives a breakdown of Proposal N which will be on the November ballot in Detroit and discussed ways the public can keep him and colleagues accountable.
“As a profession, we must be as deliberate in dismantling systemic oppression, as those who set the stage for the negative impact of policies that continuously show up in Black and Brown communities.”
“My efforts to keep people out of foreclosure are not any less than what activists are asking me to do.”
“Everything is not so black and white, a lot of it is gray.”
“We need to continue to build momentum toward police change in our city.”
Next time we hear that it’s people who don’t live in the city that’s causing trouble, I want to ask exactly how many members of our police department actually live in the city.
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In this episode, hosts Orlando Bailey and Donna Givens explore similarities and differences in the anti-racism protests happening across the country and ask whether sustainable progress is being made.