To go. Welcome to the week. This week saw a guilty verdict for one Police Officer convicted of murdering a black man. But in the next 24 hours, at least six more people died at the hands of Police Officers. Today, protesters took to the streets in cities across america to demand Police Reform and accountability. In elizabeth city, North Carolina, tonight, theres increasing pressure on a local Sheriffs Office to release body cam footage. Andrew brown jr. Was fatally shot by an officer during the execution of a search warrant. Officials say they hope to release the footage on monday. Browns son spoke at a Press Conference earlier. He left a close and tight family, with each other every day, talking to each other every day. And we, my brothers, my sisters, we is what drove him as a person. Wes what made him better. And now ive got to live every day, my newborn, without even getting a chance to meet him at all. And thats going to hurt me every day. I just want justice. Thats it. Demonstrators also filled the streets of columbus, ohio, today, to protest the fatal Police Shooting of 16yearold makiyah bryant. The common thread through all of these protests is not just the demand for accountability, but a demand for change in the Way Policing is done in america. So where do we begin . Earlier this week, attorney general Merrick Garland announced an investigation into the Minneapolis Police department. The probe will assess whether the department engages in a, quote, Pattern Or Practice of using excessive force, including during protests. But will Justice Department investigations like these lead to fundamental changes in how Police Departments actually function . Does it have any hope of preventing the deaths of more americans like George Floyd . For that, we turn to our panel. And im very excited for this discussion with brittany packnick cunningham, former member of president obamas 21st century policing task force. Also the host of undistracted, a podcast and an msnbc contributor. Rachel palos, a former attorney and professor, and Jelani Cobb, professor of journalism at columbia university, also an msnbc contributor. Okay, professor, i want to start with you. Because i think the announcement this week of the doj taking up an investigation into the pattern and practices of the entire Minneapolis Police department is a significant development. What does an investigation like this look like and what are the possible outcomes once the doj looks into the history of this Police Department . This is a significant im sorry, we have two professors. Oh, im sorry. Thats professor palos. I was not specific enough. There are two professors on this panel. My apologies. No, my apologies as well, to my colleagues. This is a significant step, zerlina, and so, what this says is that the department of justice does not find credible that Derek Chauvin was merely one bad apple On The Minneapolis Police force but believes there are systemic problems. These kinds of lawsuits brought under this particular civil rights statute, 14141 look into what you mentioned earlier, patterns or practices. Its very significant that in the announcement, the attorney said that specifically, the department would like to speak to Community Members and ascertain more information about how the police, particularly treated protesters, as well as people with Mental Health issues. And so we know that those will be two areas of focus and that the department is inviting Community Participation in this suit. So the investigation will begin with the opportunity for all sorts of members of the community to speak with department investigators. And it is likely to end in a Consent Decree that places the City Of Minneapolis under a Court Order to change systemic policies and we already know, based on Mayor Jacob fryes statements that he welcomes this investigation and is likely to be working hand in gloef with the department on reforming practices, not just dealing with individual personnel. So dr. Cobb, thats how im going to distinguish between the two of you, because lawyers dont get to call themselves doctors, so dr. Cobb, lets talk a little bit about the history. Because the doj is looking into patterns and practices, but the history between Law Enforcement and the black community, that doesnt really have anything to do with the Training Manual or policies and procedures or patterns and practices. That has to do with how Police Officers see black people and whether or not they feel fear or see a threat. So how do you fix that problem, when there is an obvious historical connection between to what has happened to black people throughout history in every context. Sure. And if i could just talk a little bit about minneapolis in order to contextualize this. I spent two weeks in minneapolis talking to people, and to the professors point, thats absolutely the case. Very many of the people who i talked to had their own runins with the Minneapolis Pd and the st. Paul pd. And there were disputes of the Prosecutions Assessment of Derek Chauvin as a singular exception to the general good behavior of the npd. Now, where this gets into history, if we just stayed with minneapolis, theres a long history of residential segregation, of restrictive covenants that kept africanamericans from living in particular neighborhoods of red lining, a kind of northern version of jim crow, which is a Documentary On Segregation in minnesota. Police reviews to enforce this. And this is not simply in minneapolis, theres many metropolises that you can talk about where this is a fundamental relationship, but if you go all the way back to 1935 in 1935 and come all the way up to 2020, with the unrest that We Saw after George Floyds death, all of those time frames are just punctuated with incidents of uprisings and social discord, which is generated by Police Violence directed at africanamerican communities. This is a nearly onetoone correlatiOn There. That is important context to understand, as we think about what comes next, because history has a way of educating us. So, brittany, in terms of this conversation, you know, a lot of folks jump to the training piece, as i mentioned. But it feels to me like this is a larger conversation about how to eliminate biases that people have towards black and brown communities on site, because police dont act the same way in the suburbs that they do in communities of color. Youre absolutely right, zerlina. And i would expand that to say that were not only having a conversation about bias, were having a conversation about what the point of policing even is. Look, i was one of those people who Once Upon A Time thought that the conversation should be about Body Cameras or training, but if you do what both of the professors have already done and you properly contextualize this both in terms of regional history and national history, youre forced to reckon with the simple fact that if someone claims the point of policing in america is public safety, then you are forced to call bs, because the things that actually keep us safe, especially in black, brown, and indigenous communities have been defunded for generations. Things like safe housing and good education, living wages and dribble water. Gun control and the Thing And Health care, Mental Health support, the things that actually keep us safe, these things have been defunded for a long time. So when black folks and brown folks and indigenous folks have gotten wise enough to say, Defund The Police and refund the people, were shunned and treated like we are radical terrorists, when, in fact, were saying, if were truly committed to public service like we say we are, then prove it. Use that budget like the moral document it is and actually fund the things that keep us safe. Zerlina, you know as well as i do, the safest communities do not have more police. They have stronger services and stronger communities. That is what we are talking about Investing In, both now and in the future. And until that happens, we will continue to experience this incredibly violent Groundhogs Day over and over again. I think its so important to understand that its the intention of the police in the first iteration, you know, if it goes back to slave patrols, then, is it going to treat black and brown people as Human Beings on site . If that institution at its inception did not see black and brown people as Human Beings . And so i think its a really important question. Dr. Cobb, i want to play an exchange from a House Hearing this week. It happened on tuesday. Congressman Val Demings of Florida And Ohios jim jordan, they had a moment. Lets take a listen. I served as a Law Enforcement officer for 27 years. Its interesting to see my colleagues On The other side of the Aisle Support the police when it is politically convenient to do so. Law enforcement officers risk their lives every day. They deserve better and the american people deserve i have the floor, mr. Jordan the lady has the floor. Did i strike a nerve . Law enforcement officers the gentlelady deserve better to be utilized as pawns. And you and your colleagues should be ashamed of yourselves. We condemned the violence on January 6th and condemned it last summer, and today we get a lecture about how we havent been consistent. Youve got to be kidding me dr. Cobb, i mean, no jacket aside, i feel like you know, part of the reality is postJanuary 6th is that the Skpauld Blue Lives Matter Crowd and conservatives who like to say they are supportive of Law Enforcement, they were actually attacking Law Enforcement. So now that we live in this new world, post January 6th, do you get the sense that we can actually have an honest conversation thats not partisan about how to keep everybody safe, as opposed to, you know, act like republicans are Propolice And Anybody who is not a republican is not propolice. Because January 6th, i think it ended that lie. Sure, it was exposed. And still, he said that people had denounced the violence that happened on January 6th, but then turned around and supported the resolutions that had led to that. The idea that there had been some sort of theft of the election and that Donald Trump should have remained in office. And so, they continued to promote the very things that had resulted in the insurrection and resulted in those howevermany hundred plus officers who were injured and people had to go to the hospital, and all of those the toll of violence, the psychological toll, that was imposed upon those people. And so its been kind of a contradiction thats exposed. The other thing that i think is crucial here and weve known for a long time, what Congresswoman Demmings pointed out, is that africanamerican Law Enforcement has for a long time taken a different stance On These issues. And its for a long time said that you cant simply enable the worst and most reactionary impulses of Law Enforcement without producing a kind of racist outcome. And so, what Congresswoman Demmings said that i think was completely consistent with that, she spent 27 years On The force. He really has no standing to dispute anything that he was saying. Amen to that. Professor palos, in the last minute here, i want to put it back to the Chauvin Trial and verdict. Obviously, we got a guilty verdict this week on all three charges. What can we expect next . What happens with the other officers who were there that day and were also charged and how does a guilty verdict for Derek Chauvin impact their trials . Well, the strategy changed after the judge bifurcated the trials of the three codefendants from Derek Chauvin. And so the fact that Derek Chauvin is convicted now means that those officers are more likely to also face some sort of conviction. I hope that they take a message from this verdict and the swiftness with which it was delivered and spare the witnesses, the victims, the family of mr. Floyd another arduous trial. But right now they have a Trial Date of later this summer in august. As well, mr. Chauvin is due to be sentenced by the court in june. We know already that the state will be seeking a higher sentence because of aggravating factors, including the fact that the murder was committed in front of children, that Derek Chauvin committed this murder in uniform, using the power of his badge, and with other officers in concert. Professor rachel palos, thank you so much for joining us On The. Brittany and jelani are sticking around. Were going to bring them back in a little bit. Coming up, its the largest investigation in american history. From Dating Apps to surveillance video, well look at how investigators are tracking Down Hundreds involved in the January 6th insurrection. Plus, three straight days of recording breaking cases, recordbreaking casing of covid. Why the Covid Crisis in india shows no signs of letting up. But first, Richard Lui is here with the headlines. Good to see you. A very good evening to you, zerlina. 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The Justice Department has charged 440 people in connection with the attack On The capitol. With that number expected to grow to over 500. Doj lawyers say this is one of the largest investigations in the entire history of the country, both in terms of the number of charges filed and the sheer number of evidence, which includes more than 1,500 hours of video, which is a lot of video. One of those arrests can be credited to a dating app, for real. A new York Man used his Bumble Account to brag about his role in storming the capitol. His Wouldbe Date Wasnt that impressed, though. First, she typed back, we are not a match, which is so great. Then she provided Screen Shots of their conversation to authorities. The fbi arrested him on thursday. Brittany Pacman Cunningham and Jelani Cobb are back with us. This story made me chuckle, because i just cant even imagine a world in which men think participation in the insurrection of the capitol is a way to get a date. But thats the reality were living in. So brittney, i just want to start by asking, in all seriousness, actually, the difference in the treatment. Because i think postinsurrection, No One can say the Police Treat black and brown people the same way they treat white people. I think the January 6th insurrection ends that argument. So, speak to how the people who were actually violent but happened to be mostly white were treated kind of like guests in the capitol, you know, removing barricades in some of those videos, obviously, as some of the Capitol Police were being violently attacked. And black people who were driving around, walking, running, sleeping, they are treated as if they are engaged in criminal behavior. Thats right, zerlina. I mean, look, first of all, if youre looking at nearly 500 arrestees from January 6th, what that tells us is that the great Philosophy Nene leakes is correct. Even sometimes when you are a white supremacist, sometimes you really cannot win when you are playing dirty. But if we actually pay close attention to what happened here, much of the evidence came directly from the insurrectionists themselves. Because they knew what we know. That so often, this country and its Law Enforcement agencies do not treat us all equally. They knew that most likely and in most circumstances, they would not actually be held accountable for what amounted to an attempted coup and an attempted takeover of a government building. We have to recognize that in a lot of ways, despite these arrests, they were actually correct, because following the January 6th insurrection, we did not see statehouses across the country create antiprotest bills. We didnt see the National Guard coming out in all of these places to try to protect State Lawmakers, especially in places where those State Lawmakers are black and were pushing against Voter Suppression bills. No, We Saw that antiprotest Legislation Sweep across the country as soon as there was an additional increase in the protests of black americans. And folks protesting Police Violence and racial injustice. So those folks on January 6th knew what we know. That the gop loves to talk about being an originist and to talk about the constitution and to talk about those founding fathers, but they also love to skip over that pesky freedom of assembly. They love to skip over that part of the Declaration Of Independence that declares that when government becomes destructive to The Ends of the will of the people, that it is the right of the people to alter or abolish that Government And Institute a new one. That hypocrisy is killing black folks. It is killing brown folks, it is killing indigenous folks. And anybody, anybody at all who believes in democracy should be fundamentally bothered by this attack on first Assessment And Freedom of assembly rights, unless, of course, you dont want the descendants of those who were colonized to actually use these documents to our advantage. Lets call this what it is. It is classic white supremacist hypocrisy. Thats what We Saw on January 6th, and thats what we continue to see across statehouses in this country. Dr. Cobb, i think the point that brittany just made is so critically important. And i want to dial in on it a bit. Our Founding Documents, they didnt apply to black people. They did not apply to women. We had to amend the constitution, many times over. So in this moment in 2021, speak to this idea that we are trying to live up to the promise of those Founding Documents in terms of being a multiracial democracy. And the Voter Suppression and a lot of this energy around making protesting illegal and these bills and statehouses are a reaction to the demographic shifts and the fact that we actually may be a majority nonwhite nation by 2045. Sure. I mean, theres a lot in there, but one thing that i will caution about amending the constitution to achieve democracy is that even the amendment was not sufficient to produce democracy. The 14th Amendment was supposed to have created an equal society, equal protection under the law. And thafgs just nullified. The Majority Opinion of the Supreme Court instituted segregation. The 15th Amendment gave black men the right to vote. And they just murdered us until we couldnt vote anymore. The 19th Amendment extended the right to vote to all women, including black women. And they just physically intimidated them. Simply that they wouldnt adhere to the original version of the documents. They didnt adhere to versions of those documents that extended democracy to the rest of the entire population, at least in theory. And so Thats Part of it. And so to your other point about the demographic anxiety, i think thats exactly whats driving this. When We Saw and we could even go back to charlottesville. When We Saw those mobs chanting, jews will not replace us and also chanting, you will not replace us, ive been in many, many activist communities and interviewed people in all sorts of settings and gatherings and large groups of people of color, ive never heard anyone say, our Secret Plan is to come out and replace all of the white people. This was a kind of societal paranoia that has become a defining force, even driving what trumpism became and the lingering embers of it that continue even now. And can i add one thing to this really quickly. Its a little bit offtopic, but i want to say something. Im wearing my Howard University Sweatshirt today. My black Howard University Sweatshirt. We lost a beloved classmate to covid this week. And i just want to remind people, particularly people in the africanamerican community that, you know, get the vaccine if you can and take it seriously. I know we feel like this is winding down, but were still losing people. And its really terrible and its a loss that my whole community, certainly my year at howard, we all are feeling a loss right now. Im so sorry for your loss. And amen to that. Everyone should get that vaccine. Get whatever one is available. Thats the best one. So last minute here, brittany, in terms of where we go from here, we talked earlier in our earlier conversation about the fact that this isnt about training, its about that bias that police have towards communities of color. But if we cant even protest if the police kill us, what kind of democracy is that . The good news about activists and organizers around this country is that we are creative. And we continue to evade and create around the contours of the laws and regulations that are meant to silence our voices and to suppress our votes. And so we can look to places like ithaca, New York, and the mayor who are trying to figure out how to disband what the Police Department looks like and create communitybased, communityled public safety. We can look at communities that are Investing In Mental Health resources, so that when Wellness Checks are made, its not someone with a gun On Their hip, but actually someone with the training to support someone in crisis. We can look to organizers in my hometown of st. Louis, who are working to close places like the medium Security Prison in our city that we call the workhouse and to put that money back into the community. So well continue to stay organized, well continue to be disciplined. The gop and the police are certainly organized. And we will continue to outfox them at every turn. Brittany Pacman Cunningham and Jelani Cobb, thank you so much for being here tonight and taking the time out on this saturday night. Really important insights and an important conversation. Please stay safe. Coming up, what should we be focusing on when it comes to fighting climate . A new u. N. Report will suggest methane plays a bigger role than we originally thought. Ill talk to 19yearold Activist Jamie Margolan about bidens climate pledge and how we can help. T bidens climate pledge and how we can hp. El there are many reasons for waiting to visit your doctor right now. But if youre experiencing irregular heartbeat, heart racing, chest pain, shortness of breath, fatigue or lightheadedness, dont wait to contact your doctor. Because these symptoms could be signs of a serious condition like atrial fibrillation. Which could make you about five times more likely to have a stroke. Your symptoms could mean something serious, so this is no time to wait. 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This comes as a another major study released on wednesday shed Light On who is most affected by Climate Change. While four out of ten americans live in polluted areas, people of color are 61 more likely to live in a Country County with unhealthy air than white people. One of those calling for pan intersectional approach to Climate Change is jamie margolan, a 19yearold climate activist. And shes also the author of youth to power your voice and how to use it, and she joins us now. Wow, first of all, a book and youre 19. Im really impressed with that that is very impressive. My first question simply is, with you know, as we look at Bidens Agenda on climate, as a young activist, do you think that he has the right approach so far, given the fact that we just went through a twoday climate summit . I think there are some things that are being done right, but there are also parts of his approach that need to be stronger. Specifically, i hear biden and other World Leaders keep harping on, were going to get to zero emissions by 2050 by 2050, by 2050. And the science says we need to get there by 2030. I dont understand why he and other politicians are inventing this number of zero emissions by 2050, which by that point, it will be too late to take action. So i need it, the Youth And Anyone who cares about our planet and saving it need our politicians like biden to actually listen to the science, listen to the science in terms of the deadlines. And Union Square Park in New York city, theres a climate Countdown Clock that says we have a little over six years left to act On The Climate Crisis before its too late. And thats not a madeup number. That comes from the science. The science says and the big massive numbers, counting down ominously, over Union Square Park, say that we have a little over six years left, not to wait, not just to sit here and wait to take climate action, but within the span of six years, completely transform our society to adjust transition away from Fossil Fuels to renewable energy in time for us to make the deadlines and save life on earth. So theres no gray area for survival. And i need politicians like biden to understand that. Yes, its great that he stopped the keystone pipeline. But what about line three . What about the dakota access pipeline. All of these new Fossil Fuel Infrastructure programs that keep getting improved. We need to create a transition before its too late. Also, pride has yet to come out in support of a Green New Deal, which was just introduced. And a Green New Deal is a very important first step in order to take climate action. As you said before, a climate issue intersects with Social Justice issues and its a resolution that actually acknowledges that and works to combat it, which is something that is not done often in american climate policy. Well, that was a very thorough list of things that you feel the biden administration could be more aggressive on and to the piece that you just mentioned about how Climate Change and racial justice intersect, speak to why it is that the burden of Climate Change and Climate Crisis are falling mostly on people of color. The fact that the air, the water, and all of those resources, in communities of color, theyre very polluted. And its very different than in white communities. Because corporations and governments know bho they can take advantage of because of historical precedent. The communities that have been disproportionately marginalized for centuries in this country are the communities that they can get away with polluting. Youre not going to see a pipeline be built through, i dont know, beverly hills, a rich white community, a majority white Community Or Bel air, any of the Wealth Wealth also has something to do with it. Its the intersection of wealth and racial privileges are the people who feel the least impacts of the Climate Crisis. And the impacts of race and wealth, not being privileged racially or wealth in this country that decide who feels the worst impacts of the Climate Crisis. And none of this is accidental. The system is working exactly as it was built to be working. And thats why we have to create a new one. Last question in the last minute here. Youre 19 years old and youve written a book. Youve written a book. Youre very active on this issue. Do you feel like you have to be can i have on this issue and do you ever wish that grownups actually take charge and you could live out your teenage years with normal stuff that 19yearolds would want to do . Ive been fighting for Climate Justice since i was 14 years old and now im 19 years old. Its been nothing but nonstop climate action. Thats the story for me and so many other young people. And the media keep doing this thing like, oh, the work youre doing is so cute and so impressive, youre going to save the world. Ive had politicians who have the power to actually change things tell me and my young people, youre going to save the world, youre going to create climate action. Im literally in a dorm room. Like, i have homework to do after this. Right after i get off of this, i have a bunch of assignments that im late on. And that is the reality for so many other young activists. So the fact that leaders and corporations and people in power whose fulltime jobs, who are get paid to be able to have the resources to solve this issue have the audacity to tell someone who is a young person, whos stressed, whos dealing with just Growing Up is hard. Whos dealing with Growing Up, whos dealing with adolescence, whos dealing with school and has a lot of homework to do and doesnt have any actual hold on legislative branches or Policy Or Anything like that, telling us, kids, young people, like, youre going to save the world, like, thats on you. Its like they get to hoist it on to us and they think its a compliment, but its not a compliment. They need to be taking action and stepping up, because its not the young peoples responsibility. Yeah. Were blowing the whistle, but we need them to act. Well, thats a really good point. Well have to leave it there. But thats a message to those folks who are in elected office. You guys have the power. Young people are involved in climate because they are going to be here living when many of these dates and deadlines come up. Jamie margolan, Cofounder And Executive director of zero hour, thank you so much for being here. Please stay safe. 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Thats breaking yesterdays record, which was also set by india and the day before, which was also set by india. So, this is the third time in as many days that india has been able to make that dubious distinction. The most covid cases in a single day. The hospitals are being overwhelmed, particularly in the very popular stop of maharastra, where mumbai is located. Thats where so many people are getting turned away from hospitals, because the hospitals dont have enough oxygen. And even those who do get into hospitals are denied the basic medication that would allow them not only to be comfortable, but to be survived. The bodies are being wheeled out, crematoriums are flowing over and a lot of people weve spoken to said theyve had to go searching in the streets, trying to buy medication like remdesivir On The black market. I spoke with one man who said that one injection now costs him about 1,000. Thats as much as he says he earns in one month. 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Wet Teddy Bears wet Teddy Bears here only pay for what you need. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. The 93rd academy awards, which takes place Sunday Night is setting record for diversity. 9 of 20 acting nominees are people of color. The best Director Category has two women for the first time. On the other hand, only one film With A Black Cast was nominated for best picture. Oscar voters are still mostly white men. Joining us to discuss the oscars is april rain, the creator of the oscars so white hashtag. Shes also the vp of Content Strategy at ensemble. You brought attention to the lack of diversity in hollywood with the hashtag oscarssowhite. How far do you see the academy still needing to go . Sure. There has been some progress, so the academy committed to doubling the number of people of color and doubling the number of women within their ranks by last year by 2020. In fact, they met that goal. But the academy is still overwhelmingly white and overwhelmingly male. The academy does not require its voters to watch the performances before they vote. And so this really turns out to be a Popularity Contest amongst older white men. So in terms of why its taken so long, what do you think . I mean, the oscars have been around for 90 years and still the majority of voters are white men. How is that still the case . The answer is unclear. You know, Franklin Leonard has a wonderful oped in the New York times today in which he indicates due to research from the Mckenzie Company that the Hollywood Studios are leaving 3 Billion every year On The table because of antiblack bias. We know that films that represent different aspects of various race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, Gender Identity do incredibly well at the Box Office and thats because theyre playing to their audience. The fastestgrowing demographic of moviegoers are the latinx community, so put more movies out there that represent them and make sure that the filmmakers also behind the scenes also represent diverse communities. When hollywood decides not to do that, we get the results that we see. So one of the things in the last two minutes here that is true about hollywood is that generally speaking in the past theres been a handful of big studios that make all the things. Now with the increase of streaming and other platforms, there is more diversity. Is that part of the key to getting to equity in terms of representations in hollywood . Lets hope so. Having streaming services like hulu, amazon prime, netflix democratizes the process when prepandemic we would go to a Theater And Hand our money for our ticket anonymously, right . And so what we really need to be talking about is not the oscars because the Awards Shows are at The End of the line. We need to be talking about who is telling the stories and whose stories are being told. Lets start at the Screen Writing Stage and democratize and make that process more inclusive. That is a really important point. Its not just whos in front of the camera, its also whos behind the camera and who is writing the words. April, thank you so much for being here today. Its so great to see you and to chat with you ahead of sundays oscars, which were excited to see. Vp of Content Strategy at ensemble, thanks for being here tonight. Please stay safe. Thank you, everyone, for making the time for us tonight the week with Josh Johnson will be here tomorrow night. You can catch my show, congressional monday through friday at 6 00 p. M. And again at 8 00 p. M. Eastern if you miss it on peacock. I hope to see you then. Good night. 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