S1E3: #SayHerName (Part 1): ‘We’re living every day with amputated hearts’

TRIGGER WARNING: THIS EPISODE CONTAINS VIVID DESCRIPTIONS OF POLICE VIOLENCE AND MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL LISTENERS.

In this two-part #SayHerName special edition of The Hard Screen, mothers of daughters murdered by police speak on their shattered lives, their partnership with WNBA and demands for change.

Joining the conversation are: Sydney Colson, Chicago Sky guard and WNBA Social Justice Council member; Dr. Kimberlé Crenshaw, co-founder and executive director of the African-American Policy Forum (AAPF) and the #SayHerName campaign; and Bethany Donaphin, head of WNBA basketball operations.

Featured guest: Gina Best, mother of India Kager, who was murdered by Virginia Beach police in 2015.

Audio from Colson, Crenshaw and Best were recorded at an AAPF virtual event attended by Tamryn Spruill and provided courtesy of AAPF. 

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