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The Breakdown with Shaun King

Ep. 509 - Tomorrow we are launching a campaign to save a Black man's life

The Breakdown with Shaun King

The North Star

News, Society & Culture

4.812.6K Ratings

🗓️ 30 August 2021

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

I need your help, but most of all, he's going to need your help. And together we can do some of the most important work of our lives.

Transcript

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0:00.0

I just did something that I don't think I've done in a very, very long time.

0:05.5

The software on my computer at an update and the software for the podcast.

0:12.2

And I got on here and recorded an entire episode of the podcast, the intro,

0:20.7

the entire episode itself, only to find out that it didn't actually record the episode.

0:27.4

And so just one of those days, what I really wanted to talk to you about is

0:35.1

something really important that's launching tomorrow. We've been working on it for almost a year

0:42.8

at the grassroots law project. It's one of the most important moments of my life.

0:47.8

And more importantly, it is one of the most important moments of the life of a man that we are

0:56.0

trying to save. And I want to give you a bit of a preview today. Tomorrow I'll talk all about the

1:03.8

case, all about the project that we'll get to work. All right? Loving to appreciate you. Glad to

1:08.3

be back. Thank you again for all your support of me and my family. We're pushing through

1:12.4

my head as above water, right? This is Sean King. You were listening to The Breakdown.

1:27.6

Now that I have some tech problems, I've lost my confidence. As I record this, I keep thinking,

1:45.8

this shit is not recording. So I think I think I'm being recorded right now. So please bear with me.

1:54.9

I'm on a tight schedule. Monday, I have a day full of meetings on on Mondays and Wednesdays.

2:03.2

And Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays are a little different. But

2:09.2

about almost a year ago, I learned about a man that was being charged with a murder that he did not

2:20.4

commit. And they were pursuing the death penalty. It's in Texas. Of course, it's in Texas. And

2:28.8

I immediately wanted to figure out how like, you know, like how can I learn more about the case?

2:35.8

And it took me several months, I think, from August of last year through December until I really

2:45.9

started understanding what the case was about. And from December all the way through today,

2:57.6

the staff and team at the grassroots law project, we have been working on one of the most

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