Power for the People

This is a conversation with Morgan Chiles, Emerald Depree and Justice Rene-Anthony Medina, the organizer of the very large Black Lives Matter demonstration that shut down Shaw, Blackstone and then Bullard avenue on July 9. Justice was issued a citation last week because he did not have a permit for the event. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) noted that a special event permit can take several weeks to secure. According to activists, the urgency of the demonstration - responding to recent officer involved shootings, makes the burdensome application process an infringement on the first amendment right to free speech.

Pam Whalen was the host.