US Special: Black Lives Matter / with Ahmed Baba

Stuart and Eamonn are joined by Ahmed Baba (Co-Founder & President of Rantt Media) to discuss protests in the US (in response the murder of George Floyd) new media voices and wider issues related to racial equality. Stuart, Eamonn and Ahmed also share their personal media recommendations.

Stuart: Washington Post article, ‘This can’t be happening’: An oral history of 48 surreal, violent, biblical minutes in Washington

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/this-cant-be-happening-an-oral-history-of-48-surreal-violent-biblical-minutes-in-washington/2020/06/02/6683d36e-a4e3-11ea-b619-3f9133bbb482_story.html

Ahmed:

1. 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' https://www.netflix.com/title/70158329
2. 'Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America' by Ibram X. Kendi https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25898216-stamped-from-the-beginning

Eamonn: The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2666.The_Bonfire_of_the_Vanities

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