![]() So, this ain’t no do as I say, not as I do kind of show. I always say I’m learning in public and learning in public means letting all my own shit hang out and inviting you into the very same work I’m doing. On everything from queer and trans identity to disability and just like on those issues, I’m still in my own continued evolution on police violence. And that lie doesn’t serve anybody or anything, but my own ego. And it would be easy, comfortable for me to just sit on this mic every week and act like I was born, woke, and like I just emerged as a public figure with a perfectly enlightened philosophy and politic.īut that would be a lie, a bold face lie. A few weeks ago I shared with all of you a bit about my own journey because as someone who always understood police violence to be a systemic issue, it has still taken me time to let go of fantasies of reform that are just not changing the game.ĭespite some well-intentioned efforts, people are still at the hands of the state and Black and brown and indigenous and poor and disabled people are still dying disproportionately. Of course, there are so many things for us to tackle and trust me, we will but this one, this one is personal for me. So we’ve been talking a lot about abolition lately on the show, about police violence, and what it will take to get rid of it. Please note: This transcript has been automatically generated.īrittany Packnett Cunningham: Hey all, it’s Brittany. ![]() Derecka Purnell on Living (and Loving) Outside the Police State
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