In this diary episode, David reflects on the events of the past few weeks, in which we've seen an unprecedented waves of protests against police brutality in the midst of a global pandemic.

Links:

I tweet out every article I read
Podcast recommendations:
- Pod Save the People
- NPR Code Switch
- Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air
- 1619 Podcast
Movie recommendations:
- Just Mercy (Free rental)
- I Am Not Your Negro (Free on Prime)
- If Beale Street Could Talk (Free on Hulu)
Book recommendations:
- The Guardian's anti-racism reading list
- 25 Essential Books for Fighting Racism
Mireille Harper's guide to non-optical allyship
What is an anti-racist reading list for?
An oral history of 48 surreal, violent, Biblical minutes in Washington
- The Christians who loved Trump's stunt
- The inconceivable strangeness of Trump's photo-op
Cops Are Always the Main Characters
What a world without cops would look like
How much do we need the police?
You Should Be Feeling MIserable
James Mattis Denounces President Trump
Asian American businesses looted across the U.S. during riots
Caught on camera, police explode in rage and violence across the US
People can't stop watching videos of police and protests
Facing Protests Over Use of Force, Police Respond with More Force
Trevor Noah on the death of George Floyd and police brutality protests
Eve Ewing's Viral Twitter Thread
A crisis that began with an image of police brutality keeps providing more
Greg Doucette's 300+ long Twitter thread featuring incidents of police brutality
Buzzfeed's running list of police protest hoaxes
Jon Ronson's So You've Been Publicly Shamed
The bird watcher, that incident, and his feelings on the woman's fate
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