The latest on the Dallas shooting, community-police tensions and what’s next
Listen 00:48:45Guests: James Peterson, Dorothy Johnson-Speight and Mark Kelly Tyler
This hour we will examine the events that have unfolded regarding police involved shootings, including yesterday’s attack in Dallas. Guest host Mary Cummings-Jordan will be joined by JAMES PETERSON, director of Africana Studies and associate professor of English at Lehigh University and the host of “The Remix”, a weekly podcast from WHYY that takes a fresh look at how race, culture and politics intersect. DOROTHY JOHNSON-SPEIGHT is founder and Executive Director of Mothers In Charge, a violence prevention and education group. And MARK KELLY TYLER, Pastor of Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church will talk about the Black Lives Matter movement and the recent events.
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