Black and Blue: Behind the Badge

Mar 26 2024 10 ep. 40
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For Michael Morrison, the police badge is his future: his ambition, his way out of poverty, his ‘American dream’. But once he puts on his uniform, the badge starts to mean something very different.

Michael takes on a new identity – but not the one he expects. Inside the force, he faces racism and violence, and on the streets he’s surrounded by hostility. Michael is stuck in the middle, between being Black and being a police officer.

And when a routine day at work goes wrong and his career is thrown into crisis, Michael is forced to pick a side.

In this new, limited podcast series hosted by Seren Jones, Michael and others like him finally get to tell their story: a story that has made them question everything they thought they knew about justice, community, and, ultimately, what it means to be both Black and Blue: Behind the Badge.  .

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Introducing... Crime Beat | Out of the dark

Mar 26 2024 38 mins  
In the summer of 2006, a young Calgary woman was on top of the world. She had a supportive family, amazing friends and a great job. But life as she knew it came to an abrupt stop in the middle of the night on August 6, 2006. In this episode, Global News senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares details of a violent attack- a story that’s every woman’s worst fear. www.calgarycrime

Bad Apples | 8

Jan 22 2024 43 mins  
To understand the present you have to look at the past. Between them, our four officers have clocked more than 100 years of police work. Their careers spanned from the 1980s to now; they worked through the protests following the police beating of Rodney King, the Black Lives Matter marches and the outpouring of grief and anger following the killing of Tyre Nichols in early 2023. In

The Bridge Too Far | 7

Jan 08 2024 48 mins  
Michael Sapp was Michael Morrison’s brother in blue, since their first day in uniform, weighing in together. They’ve faced so many of the same battles. But the two men couldn’t be more different. And when Michael Sapp’s hopes for a promotion are dashed, he feels left with no choice but to take on the system himself. Contact: Email: [email protected] Facebook:

Home is Where the Hate Is | 6

Dec 25 2023 44 mins  
It’s 2016 and Maplewood is holding its annual July 4th celebrations. Everything is running smoothly –- until it’s not. After years of growing tension between the police and the Black community, Maplewood PD has one of its darkest nights; a night that shocks the community, and challenges its identity for years to come. Contact: Email: [email protected] Facebook:

Triple Threat | 5

Dec 11 2023 40 mins  
As we leave Maplewood we speak to someone we haven’t heard from yet. Someone whose voice is rarely ever heard at all. Meet Tina, one of the vanishingly small number of Black women in American law enforcement. Her story will make us question why so few like her make it in the force and ultimately whether police work, for Black women, is really worth it. Contact: Email: blackandblu

Officer, Officer, Overseer | 4

Nov 27 2023 40 mins  
It’s 2003 and Michael Morrison progresses at Maplewood Police Department. But when an incident escalates at the local high school and Michael is forced to intervene, he’s accused of police brutality and his career is thrown into crisis. Once again he’s faced with the reality of his dual identity. But this time he’s forced to pick a side: Black or Blue? Contact: Email: blac

Sins of The Fathers | 3

Nov 13 2023 43 mins  
Michael Morrison makes it to Maplewood. It’s a childhood dream come true: moving to the suburbs and building his ‘American dream’. He befriends Larry, one of the few Black officers at Maplewood PD. But the two quickly discover not everything in this picture-perfect town is as it seems. Beneath its idyllic surface, Maplewood’s police department has an ugly history. Contac

Boyz N The Hood | 2

Oct 30 2023 41 mins  
Trying to figure out why Black people become police officers can be… confusing. What's even more confusing is why, after everything he’s been through, an officer like Michael Morrison would stay in the force. To find out, Seren Jones goes back to where it all started: Newark. Stricken by neglect, crime and crack cocaine, the city didn’t have much to offer young Black boys lik

Catching Hell | 1

Oct 16 2023 38 mins  
It’s 1986 and Michael Morrison is offered the opportunity of a lifetime. A chance to leave his life of poverty in Newark and start afresh. It’s a job offer he can’t afford to refuse. Michael has no idea what this new job has in store. But he soon realizes: he’s just joined ‘the biggest gang in America’. Join Seren Jones to hear Michael’s story and find out what it mea

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Oct 02 2023 2 mins  
For Michael Morrison, the police badge is his future: his ambition, his way out of poverty, his ‘American dream’. But once he puts on his uniform, the badge starts to mean something very different. Michael takes on a new identity – but not the one he expects. Inside the force, he faces racism and violence, and on the streets he’s surrounded by hostility. Michael is stuck in