There's so much news happening around the world that we're somehow supposed to stay on top of.

That's why we launched The Big Take.

It's a daily podcast from Bloomberg and I Heart Radio that turns down the volume a bit

to give you some space to think.

I'm Wes Kosova.

Each weekday I dig into one important story and talk about why it matters.

Listen to The Big Take on The I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.

Hey everybody, it's me Josh and for this week's S.Y.S.K. Selects, I've chosen how the

Black Panther Party worked and I think you probably know why I did.

I know a lot of people listen to stuff you should know as an escape from the rest of the

world from the terribleness of news and politics and all of that stuff and we get that and we're

actually grateful that we can provide that kind of distraction for people under normal

circumstances.

But these aren't normal circumstances and right now is not a time to be distracted and

it's definitely not a time to be silent.

And so I hope that you will listen to this episode about the history of the struggle for

civil rights and human rights that black people in America have had to undertake and that

helps you understand better the struggle that's going on in America right now.

And I know that a lot of people who listen to stuff you should know don't necessarily

agree with us politically.

That's fine.

We get that.

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