Derecka Purnell

17 Podcast Episodes

S2/E4 Barbara Ransby, Derecka Purnell, Chantelle Lewis & Sophia Siddiqui

S2/E4 Barbara Ransby, Derecka Purnell, Chantelle Lewis & Sophia Siddiqui

A key note conversation with Barbara Ransby, historian, writer and long-time activist based in Chicago and Derecka Purne... Read more

Derecka Purnell - Inequality Breeds Violence

Derecka Purnell - Inequality Breeds Violence

Abolitionism is an important tool that can help us repair and move towards healing and justice. The American lawyer, org... Read more

23 Feb 2023

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Derecka Purnell On Living (and Loving) Outside the Police State

Derecka Purnell On Living (and Loving) Outside the Police State

What do Stranger Things, social media and sexual violence all have in common? They all figure into Derecka Purnell’s bri... Read more

29 Sep 2022

43mins

Derecka Purnell on the Necessary Unlearning of Policing

Derecka Purnell on the Necessary Unlearning of Policing

PEN America Prison and Justice Writing Postgraduate Fellow Sophia Ramirez speaks with Derecka Purnell about her latest b... Read more

21 Apr 2022

31mins

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32 - Sanctions Kill, Derecka Purnell, and a Crumbling Empire

32 - Sanctions Kill, Derecka Purnell, and a Crumbling Empire

In episode twelve of season two, co-hosts Dr. CBS and Dr. Layla Brown, start by shooting the shit with producer, Too Bla... Read more

28 Jan 2022

1hr 45mins

(Blank) The Police, Fire the police! Police ABOLITIONIST Derecka Purnell on #PoliceReform & Freedom

(Blank) The Police, Fire the police! Police ABOLITIONIST Derecka Purnell on #PoliceReform & Freedom

Fill in the blank: _____________ the police, Fire the police, Forget the police, says our Get On Code guest! "In the mid... Read more

10 Oct 2021

30mins

Derecka Purnell

Derecka Purnell

This is no ordinary interview. It’s a disaster for the interviewee. Derecka Purnell, a Harvard graduate has written a bo... Read more

6 Oct 2021

29mins

The Political is Personal: The Journey to Abolition with Derecka Purnell

The Political is Personal: The Journey to Abolition with Derecka Purnell

What does it mean to fight for a world without mass incarceration and police violence? On today’s show we joined by huma... Read more

2 Oct 2021

29mins

Keeping Up with the Congressians - Capitol Hill Crunch Time | Derecka Purnell

Keeping Up with the Congressians - Capitol Hill Crunch Time | Derecka Purnell

Trevor covers a nail-biting showdown in Congress, Roy Wood Jr. and Dulcé Sloan discuss outsized media coverage of missin... Read more

30 Sep 2021

31mins

Ep. 183 Blood in the Water by Heather Ann Thompson -- The Stacks Book Club (Derecka Purnell)

Ep. 183 Blood in the Water by Heather Ann Thompson -- The Stacks Book Club (Derecka Purnell)

Today on The Stacks we discuss the book that inspired this podcast, Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 19... Read more

29 Sep 2021

1hr 3mins

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