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Black Activist Offers A Blueprint For Social Justice

Carlos Moreno
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KCUR 89.3
Tamika Mallory says if there is one thing she would like people to do, it is to say "I'm not going to do nothing in this moment."

Tamika Mallory's 'State of Emergency' highlights that while progress has been made in the fight against racial injustice, we still have a long way to go.

On the one year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, Mallory tells us what she believes must be done to continue moving that fight in the right direction.

Tamika Mallory virtual book tour stop, 6 p.m., Wednesday, May 26, through Left Bank Books, St. Louis, Missouri. This is a virtual only event, however, a ticket is required.

9:29: The Minutes That Moved Kansas City, 7 p.m., Tuesday, May 25, through the Kansas City Public Library. This is a virtual only event and will be streamed on kcur.org.

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