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The Bakari Sellers Podcast

Activist Brittany Packnett Cunningham on the Current Movements for Police and Education Reform

The Bakari Sellers Podcast

The Ringer

Politics, News

4.8966 Ratings

🗓️ 3 September 2020

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Bakari is joined by activist Brittany Packnett Cunningham to talk about how her experience as a teacher shaped her education reform goals (3:52), what she would like to see out of the current movement for police reform (24:44), and the importance of considering the court system when voting in the next election (30:22). Host: Bakari Sellers Guest: Brittany Packnett Cunningham Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:15.7

Thank you so much for joining us on another episode of the Bakari Solis podcast. This has been an amazing experience.

0:18.3

It's been so so dope.

0:20.3

We've had so many great guests come on.

0:21.9

I'm just thankful that all of you all have listened, downloaded, and subscribed.

0:26.0

But today I wanted to take a moment to honor the life of Chadwick Bozeman, Black Panther, to now know what he endured all the while filming iconic movies like

0:36.3

Get on up in Black Panther Marshall and the Avengers is a testament not only to his

0:42.0

strength but also his professionalism and sheer talent.

0:46.6

As a black man and as a South Carolinian, Chadwick made us proud and he was the best of us.

0:55.0

I want to also take a moment to honor the life of iconic Georgetown basketball head coach John Thompson.

1:02.0

You can Google all the accomplishments but for me the things

1:06.2

that stand out about John Thompson are the things you don't always hear first when people

1:11.5

talk about John Thompson. Things like a

1:14.4

graduation rate of 97% and taking chances on young men like Alan Iverson

1:19.5

who deserves second chances. Alan Iverson's acceptance speech into the basketball hall of fame spoke to John Thompson, the man.

1:28.4

Coach Thompson was saving my life. For giving me the opportunity. I was recruited by every school in a country for football and basketball.

1:52.0

And I football and

1:55.0

all that was taken away.

2:00.0

the incident happened in high school and all that was taken away.

2:01.0

No other teams, no other schools, or recruit me anymore.

2:07.0

My mom, when did Joy sound, and beg him, you give me a chance. And he did. To a man,

2:13.0

and he did.

2:14.0

To a man, what John Thompson's players will tell you

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