Defund, reform or abolish police departments — that's the growing call among US protesters. Already, the idea is taking hold, as the Minneapolis City Council pledged to dismantle its police department this week. Why is this movement gaining traction? We go to Minneapolis to find out.

In this episode:

A. Raphael Johnson (@ulitave), a novelist in Minneapolis, Minnesota; Kami Chavis (@ProfKamiChavis), director of the Criminal Justice Program at Wake Forest University; Simone Weichselbaum (@SimoneJWei), writer at The Marshall Project; Mohamed Shehk, communications director for Critical Resistance (@C_Resistance).

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Mapping US police killings of Black Americans

US Democrats in Congress propose extensive police reforms

Police forces across US promise reform

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Defund, reform or abolish police departments — that's the growing call among US protesters. Already, the idea is taking hold, as&nbsp;the Minneapolis City Council pledged to dismantle its police department this week. Why is this movement gaining traction? We go to Minneapolis to find out.In this episode:A. Raphael Johnson (<a href="https://twitter.com/ulitave" target="_blank">@ulitave</a>), a novelist in Minneapolis, Minnesota; Kami Chavis (<a href="https://twitter.com/ProfKamiChavis" target="_blank">@ProfKamiChavis</a>), director of the Criminal Justice Program at Wake Forest University; Simone Weichselbaum (<a href="https://twitter.com/SimoneJWei" target="_blank">@SimoneJWei</a>), writer at The Marshall Project; Mohamed Shehk, communications director for Critical Resistance (<a href="https://twitter.com/C_Resistance" target="_blank">@C_Resistance</a>).For more:<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/interactive/2020/05/mapping-police-killings-black-americans-200531105741757.html" target="_blank">Mapping US police killings of Black Americans</a><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/06/democrats-congress-propose-extensive-police-reforms-200608151920615.html" target="_blank">US Democrats in Congress propose extensive police reforms</a><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/06/police-forces-promise-reform-200606155451165.html?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=article_page&amp;utm_campaign=read_more_links" target="_blank">Police forces across US promise reform</a>Connect with The Take:&nbsp;Twitter (<a href="https://twitter.com/AJTheTake" target="_blank">@AJTheTake</a>), Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/ajthetake/" target="_blank">@ajthetake</a>) and Facebook (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheTakePod/" target="_blank">@TheTakePod</a>).

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The Take is a daily interview-driven international news podcast hosted by award-winning journalist Malika Bilal. Each episode focuses on conversations with journalists and people directly impacted by the news of the day, offering our listeners the context necessary to understand what's in the headlines.
With millions of global listens, it's clear the conversations we're having on The Take are worth hearing. And critics think so too. The show has won the Online Journalism Awards, the Signal Awards, Lovie Awards, and Anthem Awards, among others.

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