What about accountability? Freedom? Community? This episode, Arthur Maxwell Powell II discusses these topics with Malcolm Nickens.
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Malcolm Nickens is a 20-year-old car salesman and Eagle Scout. Since a child, he has had a passion for the welfare and treatment of Black people. He is seeking and finding larger platforms to voice his opinion.
Reach out to Malcolm:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/groovyymal/ & https://www.instagram.com/malcolmnickens/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/groovyymal/
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This is my sixteenth interview, recorded on July 22nd, 2020. International protests following the murders of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and Ahmaud Arbery have dominated recent news coverage. However, the peaceful demonstrations' character, purpose, and scale have been miscommunicated. Birthed out of his frustration, Arthur Maxwell Powell II created this podcast to have direct conversations with protestors from Las Vegas, NV to Washington, D.C. Check it out here!: https://flow.page/whyweprotestpodcast
Thank you for listening! Main questions: How do you define “protest”? Why is protesting important? Why did YOU decide to protest? How did you prepare for protesting? What happened on the way to, during, and after your protesting experience? Has mainstream media and major news corporations reported on protests accurately? How so? What can we do to end systemic racism in our society? What keeps you hopeful that our descendants will line in a better world?
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whyweprotest/message