The 21st Show
The 21st—Tuesday, June 9, 2020
On today's 21st, we talk about how sewers can help predict future COVID-19 outbreaks, how to safely film and interact with police during protests and the role reading plays in understanding race.
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How To Film Police Misconduct Safely & Ethically
What are your rights when it comes to recording police? And how do you do it safely, and ethically? The 21st talked with a non-profit organization that supports the use of video and technology to protect and defend human rights.
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Illinois Bookseller Shares Her Recommended Reading About Race
In the wake of the police killing of George Floyd, booksellers have been inundated with requests for books about race in America. We talked with one South Holland bookseller about her recommendations.
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Using Sewage To Track COVID-19
While deaths from COVID-19 have been trending downward in Illinois - public health experts say until a vaccine is developed the virus is likely to be part of our lives for a long time. Illinois scientists are looking at sewage to determine outbreaks.
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‘White Fatigue’ Author Explains How White People Can Understand & Confront Racism
Illinois-based educator and author Joseph Flynn Jr. says most white people agree that racism is wrong, but are still afraid to truly confront it, and understand it.
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Reporter Roundtable: Protests Around Illinois
Demonstrations protesting police brutality continue this week as The 21st speaks to the reporters who are covering it on the ground.
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The 21st—Monday, June 8, 2020
On today's 21st, reporters from around the state give an update on protests in smaller, largely white communities and we talk with Professor Joseph Flynn about his book White Fatigue.
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How Racism Hurts Black Mental Health & How You Can Help
From declaring racism a public health crisis to how can white people support black people who might be feeling battle fatigue, or simply overwhelmed in the wake of the kiling of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breona Taylor and others... The 21st sought answers from Helen Neville, professor of Educational Psychology and African-Americans Studies at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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The 21st—Thursday, June 4, 2020
On today's 21st, we talk with educational psychologist Helen Neville about racism and revisit a conversation about scams during COVID-19.
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Rethinking Policing With Illinois Law Enforcement Experts
Last week’s killing of George Floyd by a white police officer in Minneapolis made clear that policing needs to change. Just a few years earlier in 2015, the city had participated in a multi-million dollar, multi-year partnership between academics and law enforcement. It provided anti-bias training, better data collection and surveying of both police and community members.
