8 Minutes and 46 Seconds: Outrage and Protest in a Divided Nation (with Wil Jeudy)

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🗓️ 5 June 2020

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

On May 25th, 2020, George Floyd - an unarmed black man - was suffocated to death under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer, resulting in a national uprising and global protests. "8 minutes and 46 seconds" is the time Floyd was pinned to the ground by the neck.

Seth Andrews speaks about race, equality, protest, and justice with Wil Jeudy, a black activist and Texas Assistant State Director for American Atheists.

VIDEO of this discussion: https://youtu.be/1WUfCExjwmQ

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0:16.9	Challenging the sacred.
0:18.6	If I tell the truth, it's because I tell the truth.
0:22.3	Not because I put my hand on a book and made a wish.
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