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Homicide remains an endemic, seemingly unsolvable problem in America. And violent crime afflicts African-American communities to a much greater degree than others, as does mass incarceration — and police violence. What is the cause of this crisis? What is the role of culture? Are there any solutions?
This episode features New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, who has been confronting this crisis head-on, in conversation with The Atlantic National Correspondent Ta-Nehisi Coates, who has written widely on matters of race, policing, and American history. His memoir “Between the World and Me” was published last month and is currently No. 1 on The New York Times Bestseller list. Atlantic National Correspondent Jeffrey Goldberg moderates the discussion.
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