Protesters across hundreds of US cities are defying curfews and risking arrest to protest against police brutality. We've seen demonstrations like this before, but this year's wave feels different. To understand why, we speak with author and cultural critic Hanif Abdurraqib. We also speak with a woman in Washington, DC who unexpectedly faced the police at her doorstep this week.

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Poet and GEN magazine editor, Hanif Abdurraqib (@NifMuhammad). Madiha Nawaz (@madihasays), a graduate student and Washington, DC resident.

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Protesters across hundreds of US cities are defying curfews and risking arrest to protest against police brutality. We've seen demonstrations like this before, but this year's wave feels different. To understand why, we speak with author and cultural critic Hanif Abdurraqib. We also speak with a woman in Washington, DC who unexpectedly faced the police at her doorstep this week.In this episode:Poet and GEN magazine editor, Hanif Abdurraqib (<a href="https://twitter.com/NifMuhammad " target="_blank">@NifMuhammad</a>). Madiha Nawaz (<a href="https://twitter.com/madihasays " target="_blank">@madihasays</a>), a graduate student and Washington, DC resident.For more:<a href="https://gen.medium.com/america-returns-to-its-violent-normal-d6828edbd27d" target="_blank">America Returns to Its Violent Normal</a> by Hanif Abdurraqib<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestory/2020/06/protests-lead-political-change-200603172932660.html" target="_blank">Will protests in the US lead to a political change?</a><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/06/happened-day-george-floyd-died-police-custody-200602162316383.html" target="_blank">What happened the day George Floyd died in police custody?</a><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/ajimpact/floyd-protests-charting-racial-inequality-200602195104041.html" target="_blank">Floyd protests: Charting US racial inequality</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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