We're Having a Moment

4. Derek Chauvin Killed George Floyd

"Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd" is more accurate and accountable than "George Floyd was killed by Derek Chauvin." If you've heard or said phrases like the latter or "Justice for Breonna" or "You're racist," you need to listen to this episode in which Baratunde talks with educator, writer, and editor Yahdon Israel about how we often and easily embed oppression right into our language. Find Yahdon Israel and his classes <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyahdonisrael.com%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cjoellesmith%40iheartmedia.com%7C1c4ae441034e472e7ea708d822e316ed%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C637297706022991567&amp;sdata=UuXPH3gpVI9J1Em4nTa8ujEIgM2P7Ooc%2FHPJdrtOrjc%3D&amp;reserved=0">on his website</a> or Instagram <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Finstagram.com%2Fyahdon&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cjoellesmith%40iheartmedia.com%7C1c4ae441034e472e7ea708d822e316ed%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C637297706022991567&amp;sdata=cFHho5rdO3EOcXQiV1mcFwSEgc8qmdaizZjvGUCwmsU%3D&amp;reserved=0">@yahdon</a>Find Khadijat Oseni on Instagram under <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Finstagram.com%2Fjetsetterproblems&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cjoellesmith%40iheartmedia.com%7C1c4ae441034e472e7ea708d822e316ed%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C637297706023001562&amp;sdata=DC0NH5rehhL9eBw9I7dA%2BBZu3B6dnEybY8OUe8CqPmA%3D&amp;reserved=0">@jetsetterproblems</a> or <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Finstagram.com%2Fhommetheseries&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cjoellesmith%40iheartmedia.com%7C1c4ae441034e472e7ea708d822e316ed%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C637297706023001562&amp;sdata=MXXwTkeC5UKcc6ZL2RjEBjzZTAWGaxwQ4FtzvOq7b1Q%3D&amp;reserved=0">@hommetheseries</a>Visit <a href="https://bit.ly/baratunde-website-itunes">Baratunde's website</a> for his newsletter, TED talk, and more. Follow him <a href="https://bit.ly/baratunde-instagram">on Instagram</a> or join <a href="https://bit.ly/baratunde-patreon-itunes">his Patreon</a>. You can even text him, like <a href="http://bit.ly/newtunde">right now</a> at 202-894-8844. Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

It's true. We all feel it in the United States. We are having some kind of moment. Where it goes, we can't say, but right here, right now, something significant is happening involving race and in particular, policing. In this limited run series, Baratunde Thurston explains and explores what feels like a defining moment in American history.When Mitt Romney joins a Black Lives Matter march, when NASCAR bans the Confederate flag, when major cities actually contemplate defunding the police, and when Adidas retweets Nike in support of Black lives, something big is going on.