Black Robe Podcast

Hosts Anzhane Slaughter and Carol Mitchell discuss Juvenile Justice, TeamChild's interview with Doug Baldwin and the Silent March for Manny Ellis.  

Hosts Anzhane Slaughter and Carol Mitchell discuss the movie, "Judas and the Black Messiah" and its implications for black-on-black loyalty and betrayal.  

Hosts Anzhane Slaughter and Carol Mitchell interview Josias Jean-Pierre, author of "The Power of Your Words," social media influencer and youth motivational speaker.  The Hosts also discuss changes in Washington law that affect juveniles sentenced as adults.  

Hosts Anzhane Slaughter and Carol Mitchell interview Gary Barquet, Loan Officer for Caliber Home Loans, about young adult homeownership, loan qualification, credit scores and black wealth-building.  

Hosts Anzhane Slaughter and Carol Mitchell interview Corwin Scott and Theresa Henderson from Evergreen Empowerment Group (EEG).  EEG helps individuals with criminal histories to expunge and vacate records that create barriers to employment, housing and services.  They recently expanded their services to include nonprofit assistance and small business formation.  

Hosts Anzhane Slaughter and Carol Mitchell discuss police use of force where a police officer drove his vehicle into a crowd of onlookers at a street racing event in Tacoma.  

Hosts Anzhane Slaughter and Carol Mitchell discuss Inauguration Day Festivities, President Biden's two crises, and Vice President Harris' historic glass ceiling breaking success.   

Hosts Anzhane Slaughter and Carol Mitchell discuss the Capitol Insurrection and the Washington State House Policing Policy Leadership Team Agenda.  

Hosts Anzhane Slaughter and Carol Mitchell discuss new developments in the Manuel Ellis case, including the discovery that two additional officers were present on the scene and involved in Manny's death.  

Hosts Anzhane Slaughter and Carol Mitchell celebrate New Year's Eve with a countdown of the year's major topics on the Black Robe Podcast.

Hosts Anzhane Slaughter and Carol Mitchell celebrate the holidays with a nod to Kwanzaa and an inspirational interview with Dr. John Gaines of PUSH Gaines. 

Hosts Anzhane Slaughter and Carol Mitchell discuss the Casey Goodson case, police accountability and the IBJ's Freedom Summer Symposium.

Hosts Anzhane Slaughter and Carol Mitchell interview James Bible, attorney for the Manny Ellis Family, Initiative 1300 the Manuel Ellis Anti Discrimination Law, and the "Takeover" of the Pierce County Health Department by the Pierce County Executive. 

Hosts Anzhane Slaughter and Carol Mitchell discuss failed CARES Act funding ($88m unspent), confrontation at the Mayor's home and homelessness crisis in Tacoma.