Today with Dr. Kaye: The history of American policing

WEAA | By Karsonya Wise Whitehead

Published April 28, 2021 at 10:48 PM EDT

BALTIMORE, MD (WEAA) — “This system is not broken, this system is racist, it's built on the foundation of white supremacy and whiteness. This system is unfair. This system is designed to terrorize us, to force us to subdue and submit. This system sees us as property, as less than human. This system is not broken therefore we must break it...” - Dr. Kaye

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Today With Dr. Kaye: 4-27-21: Hour 2

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Karsonya Wise Whitehead

Dr. Karsonya “Kaye” Wise Whitehead is a historian of Black life in America whose work explores how Black history is remembered, taught, and carried into the present. She is the host of the award-winning Today With Dr. Kaye on WEAA 88.9 FM, where she brings historical perspective to conversations about some of the stories that matter in American life.

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