You can't reignite a fire that never stops burning (Black and Blue Lives) (Repost‪)‬ Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy

Air Date 7/19/2016
Today we take a listen to a few of the reactions from people of color to the shooting deaths of Alton Sterling, Philando Castile and the police officers in Dallas
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Show Notes Ch. 2: Act 1: Black Father in Letter to His Son "I Thought of You When I Saw the Son of Alton Sterling Weeping" - @DemocracyNow - Air Date 07-14-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: Sur Le Fil - Yann Tiersen
Ch. 4: Act 2: Video of and reaction to Philando Castile - Code Switch - Air Date 7-9-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: End of the World - Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin
Ch. 6: Act 3: You can't reignite a fire that never stops burning - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 7-8-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: Turtle (Bonobo Remix) - Pilote
Ch. 8: Act 4: Tired of being strong, it's time to fix the system - The Benjamin Dixon Show (@TheBpDShow) - Air Date 7-6-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: North bank upper - Plusplus
Ch. 10: Act 5: The fatal shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile - The Daily Show - Air Date 7-7-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Rain Begins To Fall (instrumental) - Silence Is Sexy
Ch. 12: Act 6: ‘Black Lives Matter’ Protesters Respond To Dallas Shooting - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 07-09-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Silhouette - David Ari Leon
Ch. 14: Act 7: Dallas shooter was banned from black activist groups - @CitizenRadio - Air Date 7-12-16
Ch. 15: Song 7: Untitled - Zoe Keating
Ch. 16: Act 8: Black Surgeon Who Treated Dallas Officers On Race Relations with Law Enforcement - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date: 07-13-16
Ch. 17: Song 8: A Faraway Home (instrumental) - Silence Is Sexy
Ch. 18: Act 9: Scoop Jackson on the unnecessary, yet understood, killings of people and police - @EdgeofSports - w: Dave Zirin - Air Date 7-13-16
Ch. 19: Song 9: Whatchuwando - Krayzie Bone
Ch. 18: Act 10: Pastor Michael McBride on what white people can do - Politically Re-Active - Air Date 7-13-16
Ch. 19: Song 10: Adventure, Darling - Gillicuddy
Ch. 18: Act 11: People with privilege need to get up and stand shoulder to shoulder - The Read - Air Date 7-13-16
Voicemails
Ch. 19: Response to police killing person during standoff - Colin from Cleveland, OH
Ch. 20: Examining the police with an analogy with healthcare - Charlie from Cleveland
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 21: Final comments on what white people can do to get involved in the movement for black lives
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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This is What White People Can Do to Support Black Lives Matter (Washington Post)
Tim Wise Website (TimWise.com)
It's Legal to Kill Black People (Hands Up United) 
Rewire News - Racism (Rewire.com)
Only White People Can Save Themselves From Racism and White Supremacism (Washington Post) 
 
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Amanda Hoffman
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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