It's Been a Minute: 'Not Just Another Protest'

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🗓️ 14 June 2020

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

There is so much to unpack in this current moment. Sam has a candid conversation with Aunt Betty about how history has shaped her view of the current protests, and he walks around downtown Los Angeles to get the perspective of people he meets. Sam also talks to BuzzFeed News reporter Melissa Segura on her recent reporting about police unions and what they mean for reform, and Morning Edition executive producer Kenya Young about being a black parent during this time and the 'talk' she has to give her sons.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hey there, it's Asma.
0:01.6	These last few weeks we've talked a lot about the politics surrounding the events since
0:05.3	George Floyd was killed.
0:07.1	And sometimes the politics of the moment are personal for us.
0:10.6	Our friend Sam Sanders also took time on his show.
0:13.0	It's been a minute to talk about this moment in a personal way.
0:15.5	It's in a show that posted last week, but one that we think is worth your time.
0:19.7	Take a listen.
0:20.7	And thanks.
0:21.7	Hey y'all, Sam Sanders here.
0:22.7	You're listening to It's Been a Minute from NPR.
0:26.3	Usually my aunt Betty introduces the show every weekend, right here at this moment in the
0:31.0	show.
0:32.0	But this time we're going to give her more time, more than just an introduction.
0:36.0	She's going to be the first person I interview this week because the last week or so has
0:40.6	been so heavy with the protest and the unrest and the news and all the pain.
0:46.5	I have been on the phone with Aunt Betty talking through all of this with her.
0:50.8	So to open up, we're going to share a bit of what we've been discussing on those calls.
0:56.1	So Betty, you called me a few nights ago when the protests had gotten pretty heated downtown
1:03.5	in LA where I live and you wanted to check and see if I was okay, which I was.
1:09.1	But then you started talking to me about all of the protests like these that you've lived
1:15.1	through before.
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