Bree Newsome Bass: Black Cops Don’t Make Policing Any Less Anti-Black

Common Good Podcast

Common Good Podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and the structure of belonging. In this episode, we talk to Bree Newsome Bass about her article, Black Cops Don’t Make Policing Any Less Anti-Black. Bree Newsome Bass is an award-winning artist and activist known for her historic act of civil disobedience when she removed SC’s confederate flag in 2015. She wrote the article as a part of Abolition for the People, a series brought to you by a partnership between Kaepernick Publishing and LEVEL. Walter has a conversation with five individuals from the Common Good collective. Here are their bios:Greg Jarrell is a founder of QC Family Tree, a community of hospitality in Charlotte, NC, where he shares life with his wife, Helms, their two kids, and a host of other neighbors who have become kin. He was also a fellow with the Common Good Collective and assists with the Common Good reader.Courtney Napier is a freelance journalist and writer from Raleigh, North Carolina. She is the founder of Black Oak Society—a community of Black writers and artists in the greater Raleigh area—and the editor BOS Zine. Her work can be found in INDY Week and Scalawag Magazine, as well as on her blog, Courtney Has Words. Courtney chose to write because she wanted the untold stories of marginalized residents to be shared and preserved for generations to come. Her spouse and two children are a daily source of love and inspiration. She is also in charge of the Common Good Reader.As a writer and storyteller, Shannon Mannon invigorates community and inspires social healing through conversation. Currently, Shannon’s at the helm of 3-Minute Storyteller which creates digital stories featuring movement makers of all stripes— from astronauts to entrepreneurs to New York Times bestselling authors. Her work has been published in places like USA Today, Allsides.com, The Good Men Project, and she’s a regular contributor at Living Room Conversations, which uses conversation to bridge divides.Demetries Edwards is a native Oaklander who loves his city and it's people. Demetries currently serves as pastor of the Twenty-third Avenue Church of God in Oakland. Demetries is involved in social justice work as a member of the Bay Area Clergy Cohort and Pico California. Demetries was educated in the Oakland Public School System and is a proud alum of McClymonds High School and continued his educational journey at Laney College and then Dallas Baptist University in Dallas, Texas. Demetries is happily married to Chantrelle Renee and they have three children Savaugn, Demi and Madison. He was also a fellow with the Common Good Collective.In addition to being the producer of the Common Good podcast, Joey Taylor is also the Director of Bespoken Live. Find the entire poem, On the Pulse of Morning by Maya Angelou here: https://commongood.cc/reader/on-the-pulse-of-morning/Rabbi Miriam Terlinchamp is your host. Common Good Podcast is a production of Bespoken Live (bespokenlive.org) and Common Change - Eliminating Personal Economic Isolation (commonchange.com). It is hosted by Rabbi Miriam Terlinchamp and produced by Joey Taylor, with music by Jeff Gorman.