Lethal Force, Racism and White Apathy

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Lethal Force, Racism and White Apathy

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Lilada Gee is a Madison, Wisconsin–based author, healer, preacher, and inspirational speaker whose life’s work centers on the empowerment, healing, and advocacy for Black girls and women throughout the African Diaspora. She is the author of  I Can’t Live Like This Anymore!

Our conversation centers around the murder of Corey Ruiz by Madison police and the subsequent “suicides” by hanging that are recently occurring in Mississippi… She poses challenging questions to be addressed.