11 - Charlottesville: Darkest Before Dawn

In today's episode, host Jaye Pool reacts to the Charlottesville domestic terror attack, and the failure of presidential leadership in response. Jaye also seeks to encourage listeners that among the negativity, there are signs of light and hope for America's future.

Citations:

Angwin, Julia, Larson, Jeff, Mattu, Surya, and Lauren Kirchner. 2017. “Machine Bias.” Propublica. May 23. https://www.propublica.org/article/machine-bias-risk-assessments-in-criminal-sentencing (August 20, 2017)

Barry-Jester, Anna Maria, Casselman, Ben, and Dana Goldstein. 2015. “The New Science of Sentencing.” The Marshall Project. August 4. https://www.themarshallproject.org/2015/08/04/the-new-science-of-sentencing#.FOYRaElsl (August 20, 2017)

Jenkins, Jack. 2017. “Meet the Clergy Who Stared Down White Supremacists in Charlottesville.” ThinkProgress. August 16. https://thinkprogress.org/clergy-in-charlottesville-e95752415c3e/ (August 20, 2017)

Mahler, Jonathan, and Steve Eder. 2016. “‘No Vacancies’ for Blacks: How Donald Trump Got His Start, and Was First Accused of Bias." The New York Times. August 27. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/28/us/politics/donald-trump-housing-race.html?mcubz=0 (August 20, 2017)

Thompson, Chrissie. 2016. “The Lawsuit Over Donald Trump’s Cincy Apartments You May Hear More About.” Cincinnati.com. August 25. http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/08/25/discrimination-lawsuit-over-donald-trump-cincinnati-apartments/89269132/ (August 20, 2017)

Music:

Raga Rage composed by Noisy Oyster provided by freesoundtrackmusic.com

Opus Number 1 composed by Derrick Deel and Tim Carleton