Amy Goodman
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Questlove on Police Racial Profiling, Stop & Frisk, the Message He Took From Trayvon Martin Verdict
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15:40Now PlayingOn the heels of this week's historic ruling declaring the "stopandfrisk" tactics of the New York City Police Department unconstitutional, Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson of the Grammy Awardwinning band The Roots joins us to talk about his own experiences being racially profiled by police. Questlove describes the first time he was harassed by police, as a young teenager in Philadelphia on his way to Bible study, to the most recentbeing pulled over in his car by the NYPD two weeks ago, despite being one of the most acclaimed artists in hiphop. He also discusses the message he took away as an AfricanAmerican male from the acquittal of George Zimmerman for the killing of Trayvon Martin"You're guilty no matter what, and you just now have to figure out a way to make everyone feel safe and everyone feel comfortable, even if it's at the expense of your own soul."
See the full interview with Ahmir "Questlove" Thomson here: www.democracynow.org/appearances/ah...tlove_thompson
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