As you all know, I had the opportunity to fly to Minnesota a day or two after the riots and protests started following the death of George Floyd. This conversation was an instagram live discussing all things Minnesota with a native of the city who I tapped in with during my time there. On the one year marking the turmoil me and my guest talk about the Derek Chauvin trial, the 2020 protests, why Lavish decided to walk hundreds of miles from Minneapolis to the home of Breonna Taylor in his #journeyforjustice as well as the recent killing of Daunte Wright.
Tina Sampay, known as Slauson Girl, is a journalist, author and media founder from South Central Los Angeles. Her Bachelor of Arts in Critical Race and Gender Studies informs how she examines race, gender and power in her journalism. She founded Slauson Girl Media Group, a Black woman-owned news and media organization. Her reporting, podcast conversations and video interviews center local news, community voices, culture and the issues shaping Los Angeles.