Episode 7: Black Lives Matter

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Host Sammy Ross and guest Andrew Law dive into the topic of Black Lives Matter.  From the slave trade, to the Civil Rights Movement, to the more recent protests due to the deaths of George Floyd and countless others, on this episode we will be diving into our Black American History, in hopes of finding a better path forward.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For Bonus content where Sammy Ross and guest Andrew Law discuss the policing of black and brown folks, specifically in relation to the high incarceration rates of today, please visit:</span> <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/ThisisNotaHandout"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.patreon.com/ThisisNotaHandout</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For more information about the show, please visit:</span> <a href= "https://www.thisisnotahandout.com"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.thisisnotahandout.com</span></a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Resources:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For more on the beginnings of slavery in the America:</span> <a href= "https://time.com/5653369/august-1619-jamestown-history/"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> https://time.com/5653369/august-1619-jamestown-hist</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">ory/</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">  </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For an interesting opinion piece on incarcerated firefighters:</span> <a href= "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/sep/01/california-incarcerated-firefighters-prison"> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/sep/01/california-incarcerated-firefighters-prison</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For more on Jim Crow laws and Segregation:</span> <a href= "https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/freedom-riders-jim-crow-laws/"> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/freedom-riders-jim-crow-laws/</span></a>