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Shaphat Podcast addresses the latest trends in community violence, structural racism, and legal system reforms (police, courts, prisons, and prosecutors) from a spiritual lens.
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Oct 25, 2020
Oct 25, 2020
1hr 7 min
Slow Motion With Bishop Bowser
Shaphat Outreach Podcast
Episode 13
My guest is Dr. Cid Martinez, Sociology Professor at USD
Expert in the field of urban poverty, policing in California, community policing programs, gun violence in California, gang intervention, violence reduction, trust building.
Topics of discussion
- History of policing and how it connects with modern day policing.
- The difference between the North policing and South policing.
- When did police start using stop and frisk? And why? And on who?
- Where did the concept of criminal justice reform Come from?
- Can the police fix themselves and the power of police unions?
- What power do Citizen Review Boards really have?
- Does community oriented policing work?

Oct 18, 2020
Oct 18, 2020
1hr 21 min
Episode 12 is a discussion with Rev. Shane Harris about Ice Cube and his Contract With Black America; Black Women; Prop 15; Prop 16; Prop 20; and San Diego mayoral candidates Todd Gloria and Barbara Bry not having a Black Agenda so why so many Black leaders endorsing them.

Oct 13, 2020
Oct 13, 2020
1hr 19 min
Episode 11 is an interview with notorious San Diego West Coast Crip Johnny Rankin (Lil Jay). He just served 26 years in prison for being in a car with his homeboys and a gun was found in the car. The police didn't know who gun it was and because he didn't snitch, he was given a 25 years to life sentence for being in the car with someone who had a gun.

Oct 4, 2020
Oct 4, 2020
48 min
This podcast looks at the history of systemic racism in policing, endorsement of candidate for congress in the 53 district (Georgette Gomez and Sara Jacobs are the candidates), and why Bishop Bowser has not endorsed Todd Gloria or Barbara Bry for Mayor.

Sep 21, 2020
Sep 21, 2020
1hr 3 min
Community Violence, Credible Messengers, and Ending The Cycle of Violence. This episode of slow motion is a discussion with Jay Bowser about ending the cycle of community violence and the role that government officials play.

Sep 15, 2020
Sep 15, 2020
1hr 9 min
A discussion on Gang injunction in San Diego, and what it means, and how it impacts families and communities.

Sep 10, 2020
Sep 10, 2020
1hr 2 min
This episode cover the bad health conditions of black people and why during COVID-19 so many blacks are dying and what they can do to have better health conditions.

Aug 16, 2020
Aug 16, 2020
49 min
Episode 6: In this podcast you will hear Mr. Cooper testimony on how the San Diego police used a pretext stop on him on 8-15-20 to racially profile him, his family and raid his home without a search warrant. #EndTheStops

Aug 14, 2020
Aug 14, 2020
48 min
Episode 5: Mr. Wood a former gang member and former drug dealer share his story of serving time in both California State Prison and Federal Prison. Mr. Wood gain multiple college degrees while in prison and opens up about the struggles and successes of life after prison and what prison reforms need to be implemented in order for formerly incarcerated people to rebuild their lives. #prisonreform #prisonreentry

Aug 7, 2020
Aug 7, 2020
42 min
Episode 4: Kenneth Douglas shares with us the trauma, pain and harassment his family received from the police after the police killed his brother.
