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Porkins Policy Radio episode 84 The FBI War on Tupac Shakur and Black Leaders with John Potash

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Author John Potash joins me in the first hour for a discussion of his book The FBI War on Tupac Shakur and Black Leaders. John describes the radical political life that Tupac was born into; mother Afeni Shakur and step father Mutulu Shakur were both prominent Black Panthers. We talk about the impact that this had on Tupac and how this would ultimately shape his life and his untimely death. John talk about the political messages with in Tupac’s songs, as well as his efforts behind the scenes to broker peace between gangs such as The Bloods and Crips.

CNN Accused Of Racism In Class-Action Lawsuit By Employees

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The CNN logo is shown here. (Photo Martin Oeser/dapd)
A group of current and former Black employees of CNN, Turner Broadcasting, and parent company Time Warner have filed a lawsuit alleging racial discrimination, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
The class-action lawsuit was filed on Wednesday and precedes a similar complaint made by DeWayne Walker, a CNN producer who sued CNN individually in January for US$50 million for racial discrimination and retaliation.

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