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Hold Them Lovingly Accountable (with Michael & Pele Bennett)

This week DeRay, Brittany, Clint, and Sam discuss solitary confinement, New York's free college program, prison torture, and the end of Confederate holidays.Then, DeRay sits down with the NFL's Michael Bennett and his wife Pele Bennett to discuss their new podcast, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mouthpeace-with-michael-bennett-pele-bennett/id1493536254">Mouthpeace</a>, which explores sports culture and activism, issues of equity, relationships, and more.Show Notes <a href="http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2020/02/solitary-confinement-heightens-post-incarceration-death-risk">The Cornell Chronicle </a> - Solitary confinement heightens post-incarceration death risk<a href="https://apple.news/AM-GfYhu6RKuguXfj4mydUA">Apple News </a>- Why New York’s free college program is still costing its students<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/07/politics/virginia-ends-confederate-holiday-replace-election-day-trnd/index.html">CNN</a> - Virginia will eliminate a state holiday honoring Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson.<a href="https://www.themarshallproject.org/2020/02/07/they-went-to-jail-then-they-say-they-were-strapped-to-a-chair-for-days">The Marshall Project </a>- They Went to Jail. Then They Say They Were Strapped to a Chair for Days.Guest links<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mouthpeace-with-michael-bennett-pele-bennett/id1493536254">The Mouthpeace Podcast </a>

Organizer and activist DeRay Mckesson explores news, culture, social justice, and politics with analysis from Kaya Henderson, De’Ara Balenger, and others. Then he sits down for deep conversations with experts, influencers, and diverse local and national leaders. New episodes every Tuesday.