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Rev. Al Sharpton (C) with Joseph Guzman (L) and Trent Benefield (R) in 2007 ((Getty Images))
The Not Guilty verdict in the trial of the three New York City police officers charged in the shooting death of Sean Bell was announced this morning. We take your calls, and hear from the courthouse, the classroom and the community. Also, Colson Whitehead, food remittances to Africa, and listener calls on race and voting.
More on the "Not Guilty" verdict in the Sean Bell case
Archive of WNYC's Sean Bell Coverage
More on the "Not Guilty" verdict in the Sean Bell case
Archive of WNYC's Sean Bell Coverage
Acquitted
Guests, including: Patricia Williams, professor of law at Columbia University, writes the Mad Law Professor column for The Nation magazine, Eugene O'Donnell, professor of law and police science at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, WNYC’s Arun Venugopal and Cindy Rodriguez, Richard Aborn, president of ...
Rice as Riches
Bakary Tandia, case manager and policy advocate with the African Services Committee, talks about the recent trend of African immigrants sending food home in lieu of cash remittances. Ndeye Gueye, Senegali immigrant who sends food remittances back to her home country, offers her narrative. Also, NPR's Adam Davidson ...
Follow up Friday: Al-Qaeda Doesn't Exist?
Last Friday, we received a comment claiming that Al-Qaeda doesn't exist, in apparent reference to this BBC documentary. Ali Ansari, professor of history at St. Andrews University, fact-checks that claim.
The D.A.'s Take
We go live to a press conference with Queens District Attorney Richard Brown on the Sean Bell police trial verdict.
The Language of Race in the White House Race
Recent New York Times op-ed contributor Colson Whitehead talks about how public perceptions of race influence voter choice for the next president.
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Follow up Friday: Emergency Phones
Mario Armstrong, technology expert and host of The Digital Spin on WYPR and WEAA, speaks about what happens to our phones during an emergency. Does no electricity mean no phones?
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