’til we don’t live in a police state (pt. 2): exploring vcu pd + rpd’s relationship

This Black history month, we will be focusing on the work that’s been done in the recent past for liberation and the present struggle to get free here in the fallen capitol of the confederacy. Today, we examine the work being done around police transparency and interrogating the relationship between VCU PD and RPD. We go back into the archives and hear audio from the May 8th, 2019 Race Capitol episode where Adeola Ogunkeyede and Wyatt Rolla of LAJC plus, Dr. Eli Coston, all representing RTAP, joined to summarize the fight that started in 2017 to where they left off in 2019 resisting RMS. Then, we will hear testimony from the June 10, 2019 public safety committee and look back to the Jan. 26, 2021 public safety committee hearing. Lastly, we will hear from Steven Ramlogan from VCU student power. We are joined by all three hosts as we analyze the upcoming records management MOU ordinance being heard in city council on Feb. 8. Enjoy engaging with political education on our Black independent media platform? become a monthly sustainer on our patreon: www.patreon.com/racecapitol Episode Resources: 2019 RTAP Report: https://www.richmondvatap.org/reports.php Local coverage of RTAP resistance to predictive policing records management system: https://www.nbc12.com/2019/04/04/group-raises-concern-over-rpds-record-management-system/ https://www.wtvr.com/2019/06/10/concerns-follow-richmond-police-plans-to-upgrade-record-management-system/?fbclid=IwAR3vPF3Jcfh8Qhf9oxyaS7NjFIRs1plfGAgZIdYVSEVgn4hrt2BTmeLauJk