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Episode 76 - Keith Ellison, Break the Wheel: Ending the Cycle of Police Violence artwork

Episode 76 - Keith Ellison, Break the Wheel: Ending the Cycle of Police Violence

Black Market Reads
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In this episode, presented with a live audience in partnership with Magers & Quinn Booksellers, Lissa talks with Minnesota Attorney General and author, Keith Ellison, about his latest book detailing the trial of Police Officer Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd exploring why this book is a vital contribution not just to the literature of the Floyd trial, but to that of police reform generally.

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