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The People vs. The Police: Armour; Ivanka Watch: Wilentz; Spike Lee's "Da Five Bloods": Taylor

2020/6/19
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Today's number one topic is the people and the police. The Democrats have unveiled a new law to reform police everywhere. Jody Armour, professor of Law at USC, comments -- his new book is "N*GGA THEORY: RACE, LANGUAGE, UNEQUAL JUSTICE and the LAW" forthcoming in August. Next up: Ivanka Watch -- after using pepper balls and flash bang grenades to clear demonstrators for Trump's bible photo-op, the White House said that it was Ivanka's idea -- Amy Wilentz reports. Plus, We can't go to the movie theaters but we can stream them at home. Spike Lee's new film "DA 5 BLOODS" is out now -- film critic Ella Taylor comments.