Ep. 285 - Why we must all stand with the most hated Black woman in America

The Breakdown with Shaun King

The North Star

News, Society & Culture

4.8 • 12.6K Ratings

🗓️ 24 July 2020

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Kim Gardner is my hero. She's the lead prosecutor for St. Louis and has more courage in a day than most of us will have in our lifetime. Because of that, she has now become one of the single most hated Black women in America to the conservative white establishment. Today let's hear from Kim directly and plan on supporting her in every way we can. ----- If you listen to The Breakdown and want to help support the work we do, consider becoming a member of our Patreon at www.patreon.com/thebreakdown for exclusive members perks and early access to content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Twas a night in November at your pal's Christmas party when an elf arrives.
0:08.0	Oh, with a toffee night latte!
0:10.0	Hey everyone, who wants a Starbucks?
0:14.0	Ooy! Same one for me!
0:16.0	Get the group together for Starbucks festive favorites. It's IRL season.
0:22.0	At a Starbucks, the EU.
0:25.0	A. A.
0:28.0	Subject of ability while stocks last.
0:29.0	In just a moment, you're going to be able to hear from one of my peer heroes a woman that I admire
0:37.6	I think she literally may be the most courageous human being that I know and I don't say that lightly her name is
0:45.2	Kim Gardner. She's the circuit attorney which is not a title you hear very often.
0:50.5	She's the circuit attorney for St. Louis, Missouri. In other words, she's the district
0:56.1	attorney for St. Louis. The title changes from city to city and county, but that means
1:01.0	she's the local prosecutor.
1:03.0	She was elected to office just four years ago.
1:05.0	She's running for re-election.
1:07.0	But she is the public enemy number one of the NRA, of Donald Trump, of her governor and attorney general, and
1:18.9	really of the conservative white establishment.
1:21.9	And when I say conservative conservative I mean Democratic and
1:24.0	Republican there in Missouri and beyond and we need to have her back. I want you to
1:29.2	hear from her I want us to support her I want you to chip in and donate and volunteer and do everything you can to help her
1:36.8	win re-election. But I need you to hear from her. She's brilliant. She's courageous and we need
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