AWKWORD INTERVIEWS: Brian Dolinar, Justice Journalist, The Appeal

"It's a money grab... Money that we know should be going to small businesses, Black businesses... But we know that's not what's happening. So it's really going to take people on the streets, trying to divert that money to where it should be going - and it's an ongoing fight." - Brian Dolinar, Author, "It's a Money Grab: Billions in COVID Relief Going to Fund Police and Prisons," The Appeal
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[Episode 28 of the INTERVIEWS series from AWKWORD, featuring social justice leaders]
On this episode: I speak with Brian Dolinar, activist and journalist, about his research on federal COVID funds being used by cities like Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco to increase police funding following the longest period of sustained protest in our nation's history - against the violence and corruption of American police.
NOTE: On this episode, Zoom screwed us, so only the interviewee is on screen; you can still hear the interviewer's questions