Analyzing Roger Goodell's Statement About Black Lives Matter

Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

The Ringer

Society & Culture

4.7 • 11.5K Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2020

⏱️ 104 minutes

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Summary

Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay dissect Roger Goodell’s statement about the Black Lives Matter movement and explain why it rings hollow until Colin Kaepernick gets signed by an NFL team (7:10). They then discuss the problematic responses to the movement from Candace Owens (23:30), Terry Crews (27:55), Mark Wahlberg, and how to react to Congress taking a knee and wearing kente cloth (47:53). Finally they discuss the differences between defunding the police compared to reforming the police (57:35) and introduce a new segment called Unexpected Ally of the Week (1:25:15). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	y'all put your thinking caps on.
0:03.5	Welcome to higher learning thought warriors, I am Van Lathan.
0:08.1	I'm Rachel Lindsay.
0:10.1	You're a little slow coming in there. Big rage.
0:13.2	You were going to do this to me.
0:15.6	You're a little slow coming in there. Big rage.
0:18.8	What's going on?
0:20.2	It's the connection.
0:21.7	It's the connection.
0:22.6	You didn't, but there should be no delay between me and you when you're coming in
0:26.2	right there, like a little slow coming in for big rage.
0:30.2	I'm a little slightly under the weather, Van, just a tad.
0:35.7	Dun, dun, dun.
0:38.8	Somebody put that in.
0:40.2	Big rage is playing with a with a with a cooked wing.
0:43.4	You okay?
0:44.4	But that's okay.
0:45.4	I showed up.
0:46.4	I'm ready to tell you did show up.
0:48.8	How was your weekend?
0:49.6	My weekend was good.
0:51.3	I'm trying to think of what I do.
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