Hey, it's Alan, and I just wanted to let you know that you can now listen to the ongoing

history of new music early and ad-free on Amazon music, included with Prime.

Hey, it's Alan here, and today I want to introduce you to another podcast I think you'll

really like. It's called Black and Blue Behind the Badge, and in this new limited series,

hosted by Sarin Jones, she shares the story of

Michael Morrison. Now, when he joined the police force, the badge was his future. It was his

ambition, his way out of poverty, his American dream. But once he put on the uniform,

the badge meant something very different. Inside the force, he faced racism and

violence, and on the streets, he was surrounded by hostility. Michael was stuck in the middle between

being black and being a police officer. In black and blue behind the badge, Michael and others

like him finally get to tell their story, a story that made them question everything they thought they knew about justice, community, and ultimately what it means to be both black and blue.

You can find black and blue behind the badge wherever you listen to podcasts.

Meanwhile, I hope you enjoy this sneak peek.

Warning. This episode contains violence, racist language, and scenes that some listeners may find distressing.

March 2003, this occurred.

There's 2,000 students in there, so there's no such thing as a quiet lunch at that school.

This is Michael T. Morrison, or Officer Mike.

He's standing in his usual corner in the cafeteria at Columbia High School in New Jersey.

It feels like just another day on the job.

Like, you might have the jock sit together, the science kids sit together, the Chile to sit

together, you know, different nationalities, the Haitians will sit together, the blacks

sit together.

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