New NPR Series: "We Keep Us Safe" from the Embedded podcast
Summary
Planet Money introduces a new investigative series from NPR’s Embedded podcast titled "We Keep Us Safe." Hosts Will James and Sydney Brownstone explore the 2020 shooting of 16-year-old Antonio Mays Jr. in Seattle’s Capitol Hill Occupied Protest zone. The series examines how a community built to protect Black life ended up killing a Black teenager, with the case remaining unsolved six years later.
Topics discussed
Introduction to Embedded's new investigative series
The creation of the CHOP autonomous zone in Seattle
Rising tensions and armed security within the zone
The shooting incident and death of Antonio Mays Jr.
The father's grief and the unsolved nature of the case
Investigation details and where to listen to the series
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