Hi, I'm Kevin Cole, hosted the afternoon show in KXP, a chief content officer.

Instead of our regularly scheduled podcast today, I'd like to deliver an important message.

Amid ongoing protests against police brutality and systemic racism in the United States,

KXP has chosen to put a pause on our online content,

to hold some much needed space for education, discussion, and action.

We appreciate your patience with us as we move forward thoughtfully

as an organization that stands with the community.

As the first step, we've released a public statement about our commitment to racial equity and our support for the Black Lives Matter movement.

You can find it on our website. I'm also going to read it right now.

We as KXP are committed to becoming an anti-racist organization.

We mourn the murders of George Floyd,

Brianna Taylor, Amad Arbury,

and all the victims of racial injustice

and police brutality.

Black Lives Matter.

We stand in solidarity with protesters across the nation who are calling for justice and accountability.

K-X-P is a white-led organization with the majority white staff and has a majority white audience.

We are part of a music industry that has been and continues to be exploitative of people

of color and black musicians specifically.

We're also part of a media industry that is marginalized black and brown voices

and a non-profit sector that is centered and valued the contributions and expertise of white people

above those of black people and people of color. Beyond this, we are living

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