I do believe that he was taken from us to bring change.

This was all a part of God's plan and we will get changed.

I'm Mary Hassan, welcome to Deconstructed,

a new podcast from the Intercept.

I've been writing columns and op-eds,

producing and presenting TV shows for nearly two decades now,

but I'll tell you what, doing a podcast for the first time in my life

is such a unique opportunity.

It gives me such a unique platform.

And it's so good to be with you all each week to chew the political fat,

get past the media, spin, deconstruct the headlines,

and make sure you hear from people

who really need to be heard from.

This week, the week we commemorated the 50th anniversary

of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King.

This week, I'll speak not just to a brilliant young author

and academic who breaks down racism in the most eloquent,

yet blun-test of terms,

but also to the fiancee of the latest high-profile and fatal victim

of two seemingly trigger-happy police officers, Stefan Clark.

And then I get another phone call from his grandma

saying they murdered him, they murdered him, and they killed him.

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