S E42: Our Voting System is "Rigged"!

This Is Karen Hunter

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Empowerment, Africana Studies, Greg Carr, Karen Hunter, History, Education, Society & Culture

4.5 • 888 Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2019

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Producers of the documentary "Rigged" break down how voter suppression has created a system of voter suppression and disenfranchisement.

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0:00.0	This is Karen Hunter and welcome to the hub. Is our system rigged? Probably. Can we do something about it? Definitely. I've been
0:16.1	talking about us moving like ants and one of the ways in which we can combat all
0:19.8	manner of dysfunction in our system is to show up collectively in great numbers.
0:26.4	I did an interview with the producers of a documentary called Rigged, and you're going to listen
0:30.8	to that shortly, but the reason why I want you to listen to is because we need to know what we're up against.
0:36.0	You can't fight an enemy unless you know exactly what the tactics are.
0:39.0	One of the tactics in this country is to suppress your vote.
0:41.0	And one of the ways that you combat suppression of votes
0:44.3	is to show up in numbers that they can't stop.
0:46.4	So that's going to be our move this election cycle.
0:49.0	Coming up next is my interview with the producers of Rigg,
0:51.8	which is brought to you by
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0:56.0	Mother's Day is around the corner
0:58.0	and you want to give your mother something sweet
1:00.0	because your mom has been sweet to you.
1:02.0	And I'm not just talking about your mother.
1:04.0	You have grandmothers, sisters, sister-in-law's,
1:07.4	godmothers, best friends, anybody that you want to send something nice to.
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1:14.4	Because it's delicious. I'm talking about juicy, fresh strawberries dipped in
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