On the heels of this week’s historic ruling declaring the
"stop-and-frisk" tactics of the New York City Police Department
unconstitutional, Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson of the Grammy Award-winning
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 recent: being pulled over in his car by the
NYPD
two weeks ago, despite being one of the most acclaimed artists in
hip-hop. He also discusses the message he took away as an
African-American 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."
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